The city of Scottsdale, Salt River Maricopa Indian Community and the Arizona Department of Transportation are working together to improve Pima Road from Via de Ventura to McDowell Road.

When complete, Pima Road will have two lanes in each direction, a landscaped median, bike lanes, a sidewalk on the east side of the road, new streetlights, landscape and storm water improvements.

Construction of the first phase of the project begins June 1st from the Arizona Canal to Inner Circle Drive and is expected to last through September. During construction, Pima Road will be closed to all north and southbound traffic in this area.

The intersection of Pima Road and Indian Bend Road will remain open to east and westbound travel during construction.

During the installation of the large storm drain through the intersection of Pima and Indian Bend roads, a temporary closure of this intersection for up to five days will be required in July. You will be notified prior to any temporary closures approximately one week in advance.

Once the first section of Pima Road is complete, the next phase of this project will be from Inner Circle to Via de Ventura. Again, Pima Road will be closed to all north and southbound traffic in this section, and the intersection of Pima Road and Via de Ventura will remain open to east and westbound travel. This section of Pima Road is expected to be completed in February 2011.

The Pima Road Improvement Project is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Transportation Plan, with 70% of the funding provided by Proposition 400.

Ricor, Inc. is the contractor in charge of construction under a contract with the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. Construction will take place Monday through Friday between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. with occasional night work. If you have any questions or concerns related to the construction of this project, please contact Bryan Normandin of Ricor, Inc. at 602-437-0202.

More information on the Pima Road project can be found at www.scottsdaleaz.gov/traffic/SPimaRd.asp.

The planning and design phases of the Hayden and Via de Ventura Intersection Improvements are complete. The construction phase is currently underway. The project will improve the intersection at Hayden and Via de Ventura by installing dual left turn lanes and single right turn lanes on all four approaches. New bus bays/shelters will be included on eastbound Via de Ventura and on southbound Hayden. Median construction and drainage improvements are also included in this project. Currently the project is scheduled to be completed in November of 2008.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please direct them to Chris Perkins at the City of Scottsdale. He can be reached by phone at 480.312.7845 or by email at cperkins@scottsdaleaz.gov.

For more information visit the project web page at scottsdaleaz.gov.