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58. IGA WITH THE TOWN OF GILBERT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RIGGS ROAD FROM RECKER ROAD TO POWER ROAD Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Maricopa County, acting as the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (County) and the Town of Gilbert (Town) for improvements to Riggs Road from Recker Road to Power Road. The County will lead this project to widen Riggs Road, from Recker Road to Power Road, from a 3-lane roadway to a 7-lane roadway in accordance with the County’s standards, relocate the utilities, install underground conduit for a potential future traffic signal at the Riggs Road and Recker Road intersection, and provide drainage infrastructure. Riggs Road, from Recker Road to Power Road, is located in southeastern Maricopa County and lies partially within the Town of Gilbert and partially within unincorporated Maricopa County. Riggs Road is designed as a major east-west principal arterial in Maricopa County’s major streets and routes plan. The Town has constructed the existing 3-lane roadway between Recker Road and 180th Street. The estimated cost of the project is $7,010,000. The County’s estimated cost share for this project is $6,695,000. The Town will be responsible for the cost of right-of-way needed within the Town’s jurisdiction in the northwest corner of Riggs Road and 180th Street, the cost associated with the replacement of sidewalk, curb and gutter on the northwest corner of Riggs Road and 180th Street, fifty percent (50%) of all costs associated with the two-way left turn lane between Recker Road and 180th Street, seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of the underground conduit for a potential future traffic signal at the Riggs Road and Recker Road intersection, and any Project enhancements requested by the Town. The Town’s estimated cost share is $315,000. Supervisory District No. 1 (C-64-14-073-M-00)

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