FY2026 Public Works Capital Projects Update - 4-21-2026

Presented by
Justin T. Weldy, Public Works Director
Town Council Meeting
April 21, 2026
FY26 Public Works 
Capital ProjectsUpdate

Public Works
FY 2026
Capital Projects
2

S6058 – Shea Boulevard Widening
South Side Between Palisades Blvd & FHBLVD
State Funding (Prop 400)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
FY26 Budget 
$3,525,000
Expended 
$170,371.35
Available  
$3,354,628.65
Development Fee Eligible
MAG Grant 
$2,100,000
3

S7003 – Palomino Boulevard Full Depth
Pavement Reconstruction
4
Budgeted -  $5,400,000.00
Construction bid - $3,176,633.92
Expended - $ 1,304,057.59
Budget Available - $4,095,942.41

5
Pedestrian Marked Crosswalks/Sidewalk Infill – Town-Wide
S7002 - Crosswalks
Budgeted: $152,900.00
Expended: $140,803.77
Encumbered: $12,096.23
(Saguaro & Monterey)
Budget Available: $0
S6061 - Sidewalks
Budgeted: $325,000.00
Expended: $237,261.66
Encumbered: $54,230.72
(Saguaro & Monterey)
Budget Available: 
$33,507.62
Crosswalk Locations Completed 
in FY26:
•
El Lago Mid-Block Crossing 
(between Saguaro & La 
Montana) 
•
Golden Eagle Blvd & 
Brittlebush Dr
•
La Montana Dr & Cambria Dr
•
La Montana & Hamilton Dr
Sidewalk Infill Completed in 
FY26: 
 
•
La Montana between 
Hamilton Dr and Saguaro 
Blvd
•
Sidewalk on Hamilton Dr

S6068 – Town wide Guardrail replacement 
Guardrail Locations Completed in FY26:
•
McDowell Mountain Road – Milepost 2
6
Budgeted: $50,000
Expended: $14,261
Encumbered: $29,140
(for Palisades Blvd)
Budget Available: $6,599

S6059 - Wayfinding Signs
Installation Nearly Complete
7
Budgeted: $88,194
Expended: 54,704.31
Encumbered: $33,263.50
Budget Available: $226.19

D6057 - Golden Eagle Impoundment Area  - Phase 2 
(Golden Eagle Dam Improvements Only)
                   
Design almost complete – Coord. with ADEQ
Construction anticipated for FY27
75% Grant Funded from Flood Control 
District of Maricopa County for Construction
8
Budgeted (FY26): $300,000.00
Expended:             $291,2333.55
FY26 Budget Available: $8,766.45

D6060 – Stormwater Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Projects Completed in FY26 – Wendover 
Court Spillway
Currently Underway – Nelson Drainage 
Channel
9
Budgeted: $150,360.00
Expended: $150,354.59

E-8506 - Downtown Streetscape Improvements – Phase I
(Verde River Dr and Parkview Ave)
MAG Design Assistance Grant
Work Completed in September 2025
(15% Plan and Project Assessment Report)
Public Meeting Held – April 9, 2026
Design of Verde River & Parkview Underway – 
30% Completion by June
10
Budgeted:      $515,000
Expended:      $88,529.29
Encumbered: $407,908.40
Budget Available: $18,562.31

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