Elliot Road Widening Contract

At a glance

• What: Design-bid-build contract to turn Elliot Road from the Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road from a two-lane rural road into a six-lane major arterial with raised medians, signals, lighting and landscaping, plus a storm drain from Hawes Road to the floodway (District 6).
• Where it stands: Awarded on the August 31, 2026 consent agenda. Consent passed 5-0 on a motion by Councilmember Heredia, seconded by Councilmember Taylor; Mayor Freeman and Councilmember Duff were absent.
• Next: None recorded.

Amounts

• Contract to HEI Civil: $17,143,737.55, plus a 10 percent change order allowance of $1,714,373.76, for a total of $18,858,111.31.
• Funded by Local Street Sales Tax; 94.3 percent is to be reimbursed by a federal STBG grant.

Related

• On the same consent agenda, Ordinance No. 6028 set a continuous 45 mph speed limit on Ellsworth Road (see Ellsworth Road Speed Limit).

Sources

• City Council minutes, August 31, 2026: https://mesa.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1336057&GUID=65964466-1B4F-4473-B006-90EC32D2EB2D

Log

2026-08-31 - City Council

Contract awarded with the consent agenda. Vice Mayor Somers presided.