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Buckeye transportation staff outlines road, signal and safety projects; major design work due in 2026
Summary
John Willett, Buckeye's deputy director of transportation, told the Planning and Zoning Commission the city has multiple signal and roadway projects underway or in design, several federally or regionally funded studies due in 2026, and that the city has received a Federal Highway Administration safety planning grant to target high-risk locations.
John Willett, deputy director of transportation for the City of Buckeye, told the Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 28, 2025, that a broad slate of roadway, signal and safety projects is moving through design and construction, and that several design concept reports and grant-funded plans will be completed in 2026.
"I'm John Willett, deputy director of transportation as of 3 weeks in the program management office," Willett said, opening the department's annual update. He said the presentation was for information and discussion only and that no commission action was requested.
Willett listed recent and near-term developer-funded signal projects already activated or under construction, including the traffic signal at Miller and Fry's (operational), the Verrado Way and Market Street signal (poles installed, activation expected within weeks), and a Verrado Way signal in Lost Creek that has started construction. He also said Canyon Springs Boulevard at Desert Vista and a signal at Indian School Road near Fry's are expected to be completed in early 2026.
The presentation described Cart-infrastructure and city CIP work that…
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