PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA - In its final approval of the fiscal year 2023 budget, the Pima County Board of Supervisors included $66.8 million for road repairs.
The funding continues the County’s commitment to repair all roads in the unincorporated areas to an average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rating of 80 by 2030. PCI ratings are a zero to 100 index used to show the condition of roadway surfaces, with lower numbers indicating worse conditions.
The $66.8 million funding allocation will provide for the repair and preservation of more than 272 miles of roadway. Since FY 2020, the Pima County Department of Transportation has completed or prepared bids to repair and preserve more than 750 miles of roadway. For the fiscal years 2020 through 2022, the County has committed more than $177.5 million to road repairs.
“We are excited to begin our fourth year of the Road Pavement Repair and Preservation Program,” said Department of Transportation Interim Director Kathryn Skinner. “The funding support from the Board of Supervisors has allowed us to develop a program to systematically improve roadway conditions throughout unincorporated Pima County.”
The Board of Supervisors adopted an innovative financial program to use existing revenue sources to fund capital improvements, particularly road infrastructure in 2019. The resulting PAYGO program draws funding from a percentage of the growth in the overall County tax base and recaptures a portion of the taxes no longer needed to pay off bonds, while still reducing the combined County property tax rate over time.
Additional funding for road repairs will come from the Department’s Highway User Revenue Fund, which is an allocation from the statewide gas tax.
Follow the progress of road repairs using this interactive map. To request repairs, go to www.pima.gov/SeeClickFix or download the SeeClickFix mobile app for Apple or Android.