appropriation; U.S. 60; SR 303

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify when the study or any subsequent improvements will begin after the environmental analysis is completed.

Appropriating Money for Road Improvements

This bill gives $5,500,000 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in fiscal year 2027 to design and study ways to improve an intersection between U.S. Route 60 and State Route 303.

What This Bill Does

• Gives ADOT money from the state's general fund for designing and studying improvements at U.S. Route 60 and State Route 303.
• The money will be used to do an environmental analysis of the interchange between U.S. Route 60 and State Route 303.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation
• Drivers who use U.S. Route 60 and State Route 303

Terms To Know

Environmental analysis

A study that looks at how changes to the environment might affect plants, animals, and people.

Interchange

The place where two roads meet or cross each other.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear when the improvements will start after the study.
• This bill only funds planning and studying; it does not provide money for actual construction of road improvements.

Official Summary Text

SB1204 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1204

appropriation;
U.S. 60; SR 303

Purpose

Appropriates
$5,500,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) to design and conduct an environmental
analysis of interchange improvements at U.S. 60 and State Route 303.

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
).

In 2022, ADOT
completed a feasibility study to assess the U.S. 60 and State Route 303
interchange. The study evaluated several near-term and long-term projects to
improve traffic flow with cost estimates for the improvement (
ADOT
).

S.B. 1204
appropriates $5,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $5,500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT to design
and conduct an environmental analysis of interchange improvements at U.S. 60
and State Route 303.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

January 29, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1204 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation; U.S.
60; SR 303

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1204

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of transportation; interchange improvements; U.S. Route 60 and State
Route 303

The sum of $5,500,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of
transportation to design and conduct an environmental analysis of interchange
improvements at U.S. Route 60 and State Route 303.