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Campbell Avenue extension advances with federal discretionary grant and 60% plans
Summary
Town staff presented 60% plans for the Campbell Avenue extension, a nearly one-mile north-south road with a multiuse path; preliminary cost estimate $8.7 million with $3 million in federal discretionary funds, county/town impact fees and RTA participation. ADOT review and environmental work are underway; obligation deadline for federal funds is Sept. 30, 2027.
Town staff presented 60%-complete plans for the Campbell Avenue extension at the May 26 meeting and outlined schedule, design and funding. The approximately one-mile project will extend Campbell Avenue from Tunnel Canyon Place to Josephine Canyon with two 11-foot lanes, 6-foot paved shoulders, a 12-foot multiuse path on the west side and drainage improvements using an eight-cell box culvert for wash crossings.
Project manager (Cheryl) and Deputy Public Works Director Daniel Logan said the project has an estimated preliminary cost of $8.7 million. Funding sources include a $3 million federal discretionary grant, Santa Cruz impact fees, town and Pima County local funds and RTA allocations. ADOT (on behalf of FHWA) is reviewing environmental materials; the town is seeking a categorical exclusion to speed federal review but has completed biological and cultural reports and awaits ADOT comments on the biological evaluation.
Key schedule points: 60% plans completed and under review; final plans targeted by February 2027; ADOT acceptance of plans targeted for April 2027; federal funds must be obligated by Sept. 30, 2027. If obligation and reviews occur as planned, construction could take 6 to 8 months once started.
Councilmembers discussed the "good with the bad" of federal funds (added oversight and compliance requirements) and confirmed rights-of-way, drainage easements and cultural and native-plant inventories have been addressed in initial reviews. Staff noted mitigation elements such as native, drought-tolerant landscaping and pedestrian/bicycle accommodations.
The council did not take a vote on construction authorization that night; the presentation provided the current design, environmental coordination status and next steps toward obligating federal funds and starting construction.
