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Arizona Transportation Board adopts five-year program, selects alternative that advances SR 347 and funds Lion Springs segment
Summary
The Arizona State Transportation Board on June 20 approved its fiscal 2026–2030 transportation construction program, adopting “alternative 3,” a plan the department says preserves funding for widening State Route 347 and keeps the SR 260 Lion Springs safety project on schedule while deferring three pavement-preservation projects into 2030.
The Arizona State Transportation Board on June 20 voted unanimously to approve its fiscal 2026–2030 transportation facility construction program, adopting the staff’s alternative 3.
The board approved the program after more than two hours of public comment and a lengthy staff briefing on regional allocations and project trade-offs. ADOT multimodal planning division director Matt Moll told the board that “for the program years 2026 to 2030, there is a grand total of 7,680,000,000.00 split among the 3 regions” under the department’s allocation formula.
Why it matters: the adopted alternative shifts some construction timing but keeps two high-profile corridor projects in the five-year window — the State Route 347 widening in the Maricopa area and the SR 260 Lion Springs safety and widening segment that local officials called a life‑safety priority.
ADOT presented three alternatives…
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