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Q. What is the goal of this project?​

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A. This project is an early step in the process of planning, designing, and building a proposed new roadway to meet current and future traffic demands and improve access to Loop 303 in north Peoria.


The city of Peoria--in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), the Maricopa County Department of Transportation, and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County--is studying improvements to El Mirage Road between Loop 303 and Jomax Road. The proposed improvements include:

 

  • The two-mile extension of El Mirage Road from Loop 303 and Jomax Road,

  • Constructing bridges over McMicken Wash and the Beardsley Canal, and 

  • The addition of signalized intersections at El Mirage and Happy Valley roads.


The project includes preparing a Design Concept Report (DCR) and an environmental study document known as an Environmental Assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

The map shows the highlighted project area around El Mirage Road.

Q. Where is the Study Area?

 

A. The study area is a half-mile wide, beginning at Loop 303 and extending north of Jomax Road, approximately one-third of a mile.

Most of the land in the study area is in unincorporated Maricopa County except for the northernmost section, which is in the city of Peoria. 

Q. What is the study timeline?​

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A. The study began in March 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in summer 2025.​

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The image is a timeline from study kickoff in 2024 through Final DCR in 2025.

Q. What is a Design Concept Report or DCR? ​

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A. A Design Concept Report (DCR) evaluates how to implement a proposed project. As the name suggests, it offers initial concepts for the project design based on the project’s size, location, nearby land uses, utilities, traffic volumes, types of roadway users, and many other factors. For this project, the DCR will include preliminary design and plans.

Q. What is an Environmental Assessment or EA?​

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A. An EA is used to determine whether the environmental impacts of a project are significant and whether there will be a need for further analysis and documentation. An EA is a concise document that briefly provides sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) (40 CFR 1508.1(h)).

Q. What will happen when the study is complete?​

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A. If the EA results in a FONSI, the next steps would be final design and construction of the recommended improvements, pending the availability of funding.

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Q. The project includes a signalized intersection at El Mirage and Happy Valley roads, but will there also be a traffic signal at Jomax Road? 

 

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A. The project team will evaluate a need for signals at this location during development of the DCR and EA.

Q. Has this proposed two-mile extension of El Mirage Road been studied before?​

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A. Yes. The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) completed the El Mirage Road: SR303L to Jomax Road Feasibility Study in June 2022. The study evaluated the area's current traffic conditions, projected traffic conditions in the future (2040), traffic safety conditions, and other key data, and developed three design concepts for an alignment of El Mirage Road that would connect Loop 303 and Jomax Road. Read the entire study here.  The current study is building upon the MAG study.

The image shows the cover of the El Mirage Road Feasibility Study Report, dated June 2022, with a two-lane paved road stretching into the distance. The report has the Maricopa Association of Governments logo displayed at the bottom left. At the bottom right is a logo with a cactus and desert landscape for the El Mirage Road SR 303L to Jomax Road Feasibility Study. Read the entire study by visiting https://tinyurl.com/33599667 .

Q. How can members of the public ask questions or provide their input about this study and the proposed improvements? 

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A. The study team welcomes and encourages public comments and questions throughout the study period. 

 

By Email: info@elmirageroadextension.com   ​

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By Mail: Avenue Consultants/El Mirage Road Extension, 5353 N. 16th Street, Suite 380, Phoenix, AZ 85016         

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Public meetings and a public hearing are anticipated in 2025. This website will provide information about dates, times, locations, and other key meeting details as soon as they are confirmed –  so check back often!

 

You can also subscribe to receive email alerts about this study and upcoming opportunities to provide input. Simply email info@elmirageroadextension.com and ask to be added to the stakeholder database.

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