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City study session: short strips of pavement to revert from ADOT; city to assume maintenance
Summary
At a Dec. 1 study session, a presenter summarized an ongoing process with ADOT to return short asphalt segments (roughly 100 feet) at interchanges to the city so Mesa can maintain a continuous roadway surface; the change aims to eliminate small unrepaired gaps left after state projects.
An unidentified speaker at the City of Mesa study session on Dec. 1 explained that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is reverting small strips of asphalt at freeway interchanges to the city so the city can assume maintenance and avoid gaps in repairs.
The speaker described a recurring situation in which ADOT constructed more right-of-way than ultimately needed during freeway projects, then later transfers narrow asphalt segments to municipal control. “It’s about a 100 feet of…
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