RTA Application Outline 9-17-25.docx

City of Buckeye — Regular Council Meeting (2025-10-21)

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1. Name and contact information of person for matters involving this
application:
First and last name*: Rob Roach
Title*: Grant Program Manager
Phone*: 623-349-6165
Email*: rroach@buckeyeaz.gov

2. Entity name, address, and website:
Organization/Entity Name*: City of Buckeye
Address (#, street - no P.O. box numbers)*: 530 E. Monroe Ave.
City*: Buckeye
State*: Arizona
Zip Code*: 85326
Website address, if applicable: www.buckeyeaz.gov

3. Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN)*: 86-6000236

4. Organization/entity Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) assigned by SAM.gov*:
WYJHKKNHLA38

5. Enter the congressional district(s) the entity/organization headquarters is
in: 9
Enter the congressional district(s) the project is in*: 9
6. Below is a list of eligible entities for this program. Please select the one
option that describes your eligibility*: (For local governments, political
subdivisions, or states: Refer to NOFO Section II. A: Eligible Applicants and
Section II. E Definition of Rural Areas for qualification.)
A unit of local government or political subdivision seeking to advance a project
that is located outside of an urbanized area that has a population of more than
150,000 residents

7. Project title*: (Descriptive title of project for which you seek funding)
Sun Valley Parkway – Interstate 10 Interchange Planning Project to enhance
operational capacities to accommodate projected future traffic volumes.

8. Project location*: Must be listed as either street address, including city and
state, or as latitude/longitude. (Note: For Indian Tribes, the project location
does not have to meet the non-urban area requirement.)
Address (#, street- no P.O. box numbers):
City:

State:
Zip Code:
OR
Latitude: 33.2620
Longitude: -112.4038

9. Briefly describe the overall project (no more than 500 words)*: Include
project type (i.e., bridge, roadway, transit service), features to be
constructed, project schedule, and estimated total project cost.
The City of Buckeye (Buckeye) requests $495,000 for the creation of a roadway Design
Concept Report (DCR) for the Sun Valley Parkway (SVP) and Interstate 10 (I-10)
interchange. Buckeye’s planning area of 640 square miles is located in the western
Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Buckeye is within the region’s Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO), specifically the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG).
Buckeye is fast-growing with 119,000 people, as of 2025, and projected to be 295,400
by 2040 (Buckeye, Arizona Population 2025),(Few cities in America are growing as
rapidly as Buckeye - Axios Phoenix).
SVP and I-10 interchange is the lone freeway interchange that services this area for
several miles in each direction, with 2024 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
Average Daily Traffic (AADT) of over 58,000 vehicles. A 2023 traffic survey determined
that the interchange was nearing capacity and that the following improvements should
be completed: install a traffic signal by 2026, adjust traffic signal timing and modify
striping to add lanes by 2028, and reconstruct the interchange by 2032. Buckeye
requests this grant funding to complete the design and planning for this recommended
work by the completion of a DCR for $495,000. The DCR can be completed within
twelve months. There are no east-west roadways in the area due to the White Tank
Mountains to the east and the Hassayampa River to the west. All traffic in the area must
go south to I-10 or north/east into the City of Surprise. Additionally, the SVP interchange
is the only interchange on I-10 west between the SR 85 freeway interchange and the
Hassayampa River (8 miles).
The SVP/I-10 interchange falls under the ADOT jurisdiction and is located within the
planning area of MAG. It is currently an unsignalized interchange with off-ramp traffic
controlled by STOP signs. In discussions with ADOT and MAG, neither has planned
improvements or installation of a traffic signal at the interchange within the next 5-10
years.
The SVP Corridor is projected to have over 250,000 homes in several master-planned
communities in the next 5 years. Most of this traffic will travel south on SVP to the I-10.

In anticipation of growth and increased traffic volumes at the interchange, in 2023,
Buckeye requested a traffic analysis to determine when the current SVP/I-10
interchange would reach operational capacity and identify improvements to
accommodate projected future traffic volumes. Due to this study, Buckeye requests this
grant for planning of the following:
 Install a traffic signal in 2025-26.
 Adjust traffic signal timing and modify striping (provide additional lanes) in 2027-
28.
 Reconstruct the interchange in 2031-32.
Buckeye needs a DCR to improve the existing SVP/I-10 interchange based on the
following:
 Only interchange with a local roadway along I-10 for 8 miles.
 Developments along the SVP Corridor are constructing homes, substantially
increasing traffic on this interchange.
 The 2023 study indicated that the existing configuration will not accommodate
project traffic volumes.
 Recent City traffic signal warrant evaluation confirmed a traffic signal is
warranted for installation.
9a. Estimated total project cost*: $495,000
10. Is the applicant delinquent on any federal debt? * No

11. Appropriateness of services requested*: (See Section VI. B. Criterion #1 of
the NOFO for your review and evaluation information.)
a. Please describe the activities/advisory services for which you are seeking
program funds and how these activities will materially advance your overall
project. (no more than 400 words)*
The City of Buckeye is requesting $495,000 for the development of a Design
Concept Report (DCR) for the Sun Valley Parkway (SVP) and Interstate 10 (I-10)
interchange. The project is estimated to cost $495,000.
The SVP Corridor is projected to have over 250,000 homes in several master-
planned communities. Tartesso is one of those communities that plans to
construct an additional 2,000 homes in the next 5 years. North of Tartesso is the
community of Teravalis, which is currently in its first phase, with approximately
3,000 homes planned in the next 5 years. Most of this traffic will travel south on
SVP to the I-10.

The next step in addressing the growth and traffic concerns is the completion of a
DCR. The DCR will aid Buckeye in planning the improvements to the existing
SVP/I-10 interchange based on the following:
 Only interchange with a local roadway along I-10 for 8 miles.
 Developments along the SVP Corridor are constructing homes, increasing
traffic in the area.
 The 2023 study indicated that the existing configuration will not
accommodate projected traffic volumes.
 Recent Buckeye traffic signal warrant evaluation confirmed a traffic signal
is warranted for installation.
The DCR for this project will consist of the following key items:
 Establish a Technical Advisory Committee that includes ADOT and the
Flood Control District of Maricopa County (which has property adjacent to
the interchange)
 Utilize Build-Out Traffic Volumes from Buckeye’s soon-to-be-adopted
Transportation Master Plan Update to develop ultimate interchange
configurations to be evaluated, with a recommended configuration
identified
 Work with developers along the corridor to determine approximate 2035
traffic volumes to develop an interim interchange configuration that is
compatible with the ultimate configuration
 Identify any right-of-way needs
 Develop interim and final configuration costs – design, right-of-way, utility
relocation, if any, and construction.

Once the DCR has been completed, Buckeye will proceed with planning,
design, right-of-way, utility relocation, if needed, and construction activities
listed within the DCR.

b. Requested funds from this program*: $495,000
c. Estimated cost of activities proposed*: $495,000
d. Describe what project-related development activities have been
completed, if any. List N/A if none. Examples include: data or information
that has been collected or activities conducted that are necessary to
complete the activities funded through this Program. (no more than 250
words) *
In anticipation of growth and increased traffic volumes at the interchange of SVP
and I-10, Buckeye requested a traffic analysis to determine when the current
SVP/I-10 interchange would reach operational capacity and identify needed
improvements to accommodate projected future traffic volumes. The study,
completed in 2023, identified the following:
 Install a traffic signal in 2025-26.
 Adjust traffic signal timing and modify striping (provide additional lanes) in
2027-28.
 Reconstruct the interchange in 2031-32.
Additionally, Buckeye recently completed a traffic signal warrant for the
interchange in July/August 2025, which indicated a traffic signal is warranted for
installation. According to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD), a traffic signal warrant is the minimum criterion utilized to determine
the need for a traffic signal at an intersection. Buckeye has contacted ADOT to
develop a joint project that could install the traffic signal by early 2026. According
to ADOT, the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) at the SVP/I-10 interchange
was over 58,000 in 2024 (2024-AADT-PUBLICATION_wformat20250606.xlsx).
Buckeye anticipates the AADT for this interchange to increase due to the
anticipated growth within the next 5 years.

12. Viability of grant services requested: (See Section VI. B. Criterion #2 of the
NOFO for review and evaluation information.)
a. Please describe the following: Either 1) your organization’s experience
procuring advisory services or 2) your organization’s process for timely
hiring of staff (i.e. defined job description, recruitment process). State if
you have additional funds available to commit to this effort should grant
funding provided prove insufficient to complete the proposed activities.
If additional funds will be provided, include the amount and source of
the local funding commitment. (no more than 400 words)*

Buckeye will procure the advisory services of an experienced and certified consultant to
execute the DCR project. Buckeye has an established selection process for procuring
consultants that will be utilized in selecting the consultant for this project. This will allow
the project to commence sooner, once funds are appropriated, rather than spending 3-4
months advertising and then selecting a consultant.
The City of Buckeye has been a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member for three
(3) recent DCRs completed by ADOT Consultants for locations along I-10 within
Buckeye, which are similar to this project. The same TAC member, John Willett, from
those projects is also involved with this application. John Willett is the Acting Project
Management Deputy Director of Transportation and Transit, and a traffic Engineer of the
City of Buckeye. John has experience in traffic engineering design, traffic signals,
roadway lighting, roadway signage and marking, traffic control, traffic analysis, corridor
studies, and transit planning.
Buckeye is commencing two (2) similar DCR projects at other locations along I-10 that
will be completed next summer. Based on these similar DCR projects, Buckeye was
able to estimate the cost of the SVP/I-10 DCR.
Buckeye estimates that the DCR will cost $495,000. However, if it costs more than
$495,000, Buckeye will fund the excess from its general fund budget. If awarded this
grant, this project will be included in the next Capital Improvement Plan.
b. Applicants are encouraged to seek bids or quotes, or to estimate the
amount of dedicated staff time for the services being requested to
demonstrate the reasonableness of the requested funding in this
application. Have you obtained a bid, quote, or estimate for the services
requested in this application? *
No. Buckeye has contracted for two (2) other similar DCR projects at other locations
along I-10 that will be completed next summer. Based on these similar DCR projects,
Buckeye was able to estimate the cost of the SVP/I-10 DCR.
(provide statement of how you determined estimated cost of proposed
activities)
13. By checking this box and submitting this application, I certify that the
statements contained herein are true, complete, and accurate to the best of
my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances and agree to comply
with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject me to criminal,
civil, or administrative penalties. (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001)*

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Signature (e-signature is sufficient)* Date