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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
appropriation; State Route 24; extension
Purpose
Appropriates $500,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for surveying, designing and studying the extension of State Route 24, east of Ironwood Drive.
Background
ADOT is tasked with providing an integrated balanced state transportation system and has exclusive control and jurisdiction over all: 1) state highways; 2) state roads; 3) state-owned airports; and 4) state-owned transportation systems or modes. ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of transportation facilities in accordance with a priority plan and to maintain and operate all state-owned highways, airports and public transportation systems (A.R.S. §§ 28-331 and 28-332).
State Route 24 is a five-mile roadway between Loop 202 and Ironwood Drive. ADOT is in the design phase to widen and make other improvements to State Route 24 (ADOT).
S.B. 1455 appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT for surveying, designing and studying the extension of State Route 24 east of Ironwood Drive.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Inserts the $500,000 appropriation in the blank space provided for that purpose.
2. Replaces construction with studying for allowable uses for the appropriation.
Senate Action
ATT 2/10/26 DPA 5-4-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 11, 2026
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