Biggest story: Mesa is seeking council approval of a $17.1 million contract with HEI Civil to widen Elliot Road into a six-lane arterial from the Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road. The work adds sidewalks, traffic signals, street lights, medians, and storm drains, with a $1.7 million change-order allowance. Construction could last up to 22 months, and 94.3 percent of the cost would be reimbursed by a federal Surface Transportation Block Grant.

Phoenix carries a long transportation list into its Sept. 9 meeting: federal grant application items for bridge work, railroad-crossing elimination, safe streets, and low-emission buses, plus an agreement with Maricopa County for the Loop 101 ICM readiness project. The city will also consider procurement of traffic-signal and streetlight components, a marking-paint contract, and acceptance of deeds and easements for roadway, sidewalk, utility, and multi-use trail purposes in four districts.

Maricopa County’s Sept. 2 board agenda pairs the same Loop 101 ICM readiness work with Glendale with a safer crossing for Maricopa Trail users at El Mirage Road, a ban on heavy-truck parking in the Hopeville subdivision, and routine road actions — scheduling Oct. 21 hearings to accept Falcon Ridge and North Citrus Road streets into the county system and abandoning unused street rights of way.

Fountain Hills will weigh a road bond tied to its pavement-reconstruction backlog. Avondale will consider rewriting traffic rules for electric driven devices. Mesa will consider a steady 45 mph limit on Ellsworth Road. Tempe will consider bike-lane and pedestrian improvements on Scottsdale Road. Chandler will take up FAA-funded design for airfield lighting. Scottsdale will consider housing its trolley operator and adding airport customs staffing. Surprise will weigh new street-lighting districts. The week’s through-line is money: federal grants, local sales tax, potential bonds, and special districts are in play to add road capacity, maintain infrastructure, and improve safety.

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Avondale City Council — August 31, 2026

  • REGULAR AGENDA: Avondale will consider Ordinance 2037-0826, which adds a new division to the city traffic code for "electric driven devices" and amends existing rules on go-peds (motorized skateboards), bicycles, and penalties. View item

BOS — September 02, 2026

  • ROAD FILE DECLARATIONS: Maricopa County will consider approving a resolution to open and declare roads into the county highway system, an administrative step that authorizes maintenance and acquisition of rights of way. View item
  • AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH CITY OF PEORIA FOR RELOCATION OF A PORTION OF MARICOPA TRAIL SEGMENT 11: The county will consider an amendment to its IGA with Peoria to relocate a section of Maricopa Trail Segment 11 at El Mirage Road, providing trail users a safe, signalized crossing at Happy Valley Road. Under the amendment, Peoria would be responsible for costs of relocation, design, permitting, and construction. View item
  • ROAD ABANDONMENT: ROAD FILE AB-0402: The county will consider a resolution to extinguish a portion of 115th Avenue right of way near Happy Valley Road (Road File AB-0402) at the request of the abutting property owner. View item
  • ROAD ABANDONMENT: ROAD FILE AB-0405: The county will consider a resolution to extinguish a 10-foot strip of 15th Avenue right of way between Cloud Road and Carefree Highway (Road File AB-0405) at an abutting owner's request. View item
  • ROAD ABANDONMENT: ROAD FILE AB-0404: The county will consider a resolution to extinguish unused portions of Vallejo Street and 126th Street between Riggs Road and Cooper Road (Road File AB-0404) at an abutting owner's request. View item
  • TRAFFIC CONTROL REGULATION CHANGES WITHIN HOPEVILLE SUBDIVISION: After a traffic study requested by residents, the county will consider new traffic controls banning vehicles over 10,000 pounds from parking on local and collector streets in the Hopeville subdivision, under the county residential parking ordinance. View item
  • IGA WITH CITY OF GLENDALE FOR (TE083) LOOP 101 INTEGRATED CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT (ICM) READINESS PROJECT: Maricopa County will consider a ten-year intergovernmental agreement with Glendale for the Loop 101 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Readiness Project. The county would lead design and procure signal-enhancement equipment, while Glendale would install, own, operate, and maintain the equipment within its jurisdiction. View item
  • ROAD FILE 6044: Supervisors will consider setting an Oct. 21 hearing for Road File 6044 to declare Falcon Ridge subdivision streets — about 13.69 acres near Glendale Avenue and Dysart Road — into the county road system, which authorizes use of Highway User Revenue Funds for maintenance. View item
  • ROAD FILE 6045: Supervisors will consider setting an Oct. 21 hearing for Road File 6045 to declare North Citrus Road — 7.03 acres running north to Peoria Avenue in the Zanjero Pass development — into the county system, which authorizes use of Highway User Revenue Funds for maintenance. View item

CHANDLER-AIR — September 09, 2026

  • Request Airport Commission recommends City Council enter into a Grant Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to accept an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant for the Design of the Airfield Lighting Improvement Project.: Chandler's Airport Commission will consider recommending that the City Council enter into a grant agreement with the FAA to accept an Airport Improvement Program grant for the design of the airfield lighting improvement project. View item

FOUNTAIN-HILLS-CC — September 08, 2026

  • PRESENTATION: Road Condition Update and Possible Bond Discussion: Fountain Hills staff will present the town's pavement conditions, repair backlog, resident survey results, and planning-level cost estimates as the council discusses whether to pursue a roadway bond. The presentation is to obtain council direction on whether to continue evaluating roadway bond scenarios. View item

Mesa City Council — August 31, 2026

  • Elliot Road: Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road, Design-Bid-Build Contract (District 6): Mesa will consider awarding HEI Civil a $17,143,737.55 contract — with a $1,714,373.76 change-order allowance — to widen Elliot Road from a two-lane rural road to a six-lane arterial between the Eastern Maricopa Floodway and Ellsworth Road. The project includes medians, sidewalks, traffic signals, street lighting, and storm drains, and is expected to last up to 22 months; 94.3 percent of the cost would be reimbursed by a federal Surface Transportation Block Grant. View item
  • Amending Sections 10-4-2 and 10-4-3 of the Mesa City Code to establish a continuous speed limit of 45 mph on Ellsworth Road from the north City limits to the south City limits by modifying the Ellsworth Road speed limit between Elliot Road and the south City limits from 50 mph to 45 mph, as recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board. (District 6) Ordinance No. 6028: Mesa will consider Ordinance 6028, which would make 45 mph the continuous speed limit on Ellsworth Road from the north to south city limits, dropping the segment between Elliot Road and the south limits from 50 to 45 mph, as recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board. View item

Phoenix City Council — September 09, 2026

  • Acceptance and Dedication of Deeds and Easements for Roadway, Sidewalk, Public Utility and Multi-Use Trail Purposes (Ordinance S-53149) - Districts 1, 3, 5, & 7: Phoenix will consider accepting and dedicating deeds and easements for roadway, sidewalk, public utility, and multi-use trail purposes in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. View item
  • New Land Lease with the Federal Aviation Administration at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (Ordinance S-53144) - District 1: Phoenix will consider a new land lease with the Federal Aviation Administration at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in District 1. View item
  • Authorization to Submit Applications for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program and Enter into Grant Agreements (Ordinance S-53183) - Citywide: Phoenix will consider authorizing applications for Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission grants and entering into related grant agreements. View item
  • Retroactive Authorization to Submit Federal Transit Administration Grant Applications and Enter into Grant Agreements for the City of Chandler and Valley Metro/Regional Public Transportation Authority (Ordinance S-53182) - Out of City: Phoenix will consider a retroactive authorization to submit Federal Transit Administration grant applications and enter into grant agreements for the City of Chandler and Valley Metro/Regional Public Transportation Authority. View item
  • Traffic Signals, Streetlight Poles and Related Components - IFB 21-007- Letter of Agreement (Ordinance S-53151) - Citywide: Phoenix will consider a letter of agreement for traffic-signal poles, streetlight poles, and related components under existing bid IFB 21-007. View item
  • Inverted Marking Paint Contract - IFB 26-0237 Request for Award (Ordinance S-53157) - Citywide: Phoenix will consider awarding a citywide contract for inverted marking paint under IFB 26-0237. View item
  • Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County Department of Transportation for Loop 101 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Readiness Project (Ordinance S-53145) - Districts 1, 2, & 3: Phoenix will consider an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County Department of Transportation for the Loop 101 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Readiness Project in Districts 1, 2, and 3. View item
  • Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for Federal Funding for U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (Ordinance S-53174) - Districts 4, 7, & 8: Phoenix will consider a retroactive authorization to apply for federal Railroad Crossing Elimination Program funding in Districts 4, 7, and 8. View item
  • Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for, Accept, and Disburse Federal Funding for the Bridge Investment Program Grant Opportunity for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 - Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (Ordinance S-53176) - District 8: Phoenix will consider a retroactive authorization to apply for, accept, and disburse federal Bridge Investment Program grant funding for federal fiscal year 2026 under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for District 8. View item
  • Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Opportunity for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 (Ordinance S-53177) - Districts 4 & 5: Phoenix will consider a retroactive authorization to apply for the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant opportunity for fiscal year 2026 in Districts 4 and 5. View item

Scottsdale City Council — September 08, 2026

  • Trolley Operations Service Office Revocable License Agreement: Scottsdale will consider a revocable license agreement with MTM Transit, LLC, for use of city office space at the North Corp Yard, 9191 E. San Salvador Drive, as a Trolley Operations Service Office. View item
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Services at Scottsdale Airport Memorandum of Agreement: Scottsdale will consider a memorandum of agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide an additional full-time CBP officer at Scottsdale Airport, 15000 N. Airport Drive, to support international flight arrivals. View item

SURPRISE-CC — September 01, 2026

  • District 4: Surprise will consider forming street lighting improvement district No. 616 for District 4 (Resolution 2026-116) to purchase facilities and energy for lighting public streets. View item
  • District 3: Surprise will consider forming street lighting improvement district No. 616 for District 3 (Resolution 2026-111) to purchase facilities and energy for lighting public streets. View item

Tempe City Council — August 31, 2026

  • NON-CONSENT AGENDA: Tempe's non-consent agenda includes a change order award to Combs Construction Company, LLC, for bike lanes and pedestrian improvements on Scottsdale Road from Curry Road to Continental Drive (item 8A7), alongside other routine city contracts. View item