Transportation Commission approves FY26 operating budget and CIP adjustments; council submission planned
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Summary
The commission voted to recommend the Transportation Department’s proposed FY2025–26 operating budget and capital improvement program, including continued federal and local projects and several new CIP items. The motion passed on a roll call; staff listed major projects and recurring program budgets.
The City of Scottsdale Transportation Commission voted on April 17, 2025 to recommend the Transportation Department’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget and capital improvement program to City Council.
Staff presentation summary
A transportation department staff member reviewed rollovers and active CIP projects, new and adjusted projects, and recurring program budgets. Major items described in the presentation included:
- Bridge and paths: Thompson Peak Parkway bridge work (bond project), Indian Bend Wash path renovations (multi‑segment, locally funded, reported at $5,000,000 for one set of phases) and a Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal path segment near Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Roadway projects: Pima Road widening (Joe Max to Dynamite) (projected at $25,000,000), Scottsdale Road corridor segments (multiple phases), Carefree Highway (ALCP project with an increased budget request), and other ALCP/federal projects such as the Goldwater pedestrian/bicycle underpass and signal detection upgrades.
- Citywide programs and recurring funds: annual pavement overlay program (proposal raised to about $41,000,000 to accelerate resurfacing), buffered bike‑lane installations (citywide program budgeted as a multi‑year effort), pedestrian crossing improvements, signal and ITS upgrades, and trail/bikeway maintenance programs.
- New or changed projects called out in staff remarks included the Alma School/Jomax intersection alternatives analysis and scope expansion, Goldwater/Camelback intersection improvements (federal), Old Town concrete and sidewalk maintenance (locally funded, $2,000,000), and additional bridge deck repairs.
Vote and motion
Vice Chair Wilcoxon moved the motion to approve and forward the department’s proposed operating and CIP budgets to City Council; Commissioner Cardella seconded. The commission conducted a roll‑call vote with these recorded votes: Chair Miller — yes; Vice Chair Wilcoxon — yes; Commissioner Marmon — yes; Commissioner Penkowitz — yes; Commissioner Cardella — yes; Commissioner Davis — yes. The motion passed unanimously.
What the vote means
With the commission’s recommendation, staff will forward the proposed operating and capital budgets to City Council for consideration in the FY26 budget cycle. Staff said some projects are at early design or funding stages and may return to council for budget increases as designs are refined (the presentation noted the Carefree Highway and Alma School/Jomax projects as examples where federalization, design refinements or stormwater findings may change cost estimates). Staff also described an ongoing effort to automate record matching and reporting to reduce staff time needed to compile detailed crash reports for serious or fatal collisions.
Other procedural items
The commission also approved the March 20, 2025 meeting minutes as amended (motion moved by Vice Chair Wilcoxon and seconded by Commissioner Davis) earlier in the meeting. The meeting adjourned after approval of the budget recommendation and routine adjournment motions.
Ending: staff will forward the commission’s recommendation to City Council and return with additional design and funding requests as project design progresses.