COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST: NORTHERN PARKWAY UPDATE
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
Staff Presenter: Jack M. Lorbeer, Transportation Planning Manager
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Purpose
This item is in response to a Council Item of Special Interest by Councilmember Tolmachoff requesting an update on the Northern Parkway project. This report provides the City Council with the latest information, including recent and future events.
Background (2001-2015)
Northern Parkway is a planned high capacity, partially access-controlled roadway extending from the Loop 303 to Grand Avenue (US 60). The project will connect the central and western portions of Glendale, reducing congestion and facilitating traffic flow from new developments in the western area.
This project was first conceived in 2001, and was included on ballot initiatives for funding and approved by Glendale voters in 2001, countywide voters in 2004 (Proposition 400), and Peoria voters in 2005. A partnership to build the Northern Parkway was formalized through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) in December of 2008 between Glendale and the Cities of El Mirage and Peoria, and Maricopa County. The IGA included the local funds for the design concept for the ultimate configuration and a commitment to fund a portion of the Parkway.
The ultimate configuration of the Northern Parkway project was estimated in 2009 at $612.65 million dollars. The project is split into two components: 1) A funded project now estimated at $328.6 million and 2) an unfunded project estimated in 2009 at $291.1 million. The funded project is comprised of 70% regional money from the Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP) with a 30% local match. The local match is split with Glendale at 40%, Maricopa County at 30%, Peoria, at 20% and El Mirage at 10%.
Glendale took the lead in financing the project design concept report (DCR) and obtaining the environmental clearances at the onset of the project. Both the DCR and the environmental clea...
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