{"id":33914,"date":"2026-01-15T12:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/arizona-dot-taps-sundt-for-396m-highway-job\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:01:13","slug":"arizona-dot-taps-sundt-for-396m-highway-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/arizona-dot-taps-sundt-for-396m-highway-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona DOT taps Sundt for $396M highway job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/809659\/2026-01-15_11.58.43\/arizona-dot-sundt-highway-347-arizona.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Award: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Arizona road project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Value: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$396 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Location: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Between Interstate 10 and Maricopa, Arizona<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Client: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Arizona DOT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sundt Construction, a general contractor based in Tempe, Arizona, was <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/azdot.gov\/news\/highest-ranking-contractor-enter-negotiations-sr-347-improvement-project\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>named the highest-ranking contractor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for the $396 million State Route 347 Improvement Project in Arizona, according to an announcement from the state\u2019s DOT.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project will improve a 15-mile section of State Route 347 between Interstate 10 and the city of Maricopa, Arizona, according to the news release. The stretch runs through Maricopa and Pinal counties, primarily within the Gila River Indian Community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The planned improvements include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Building one lane in each direction along SR 347 from I-10 to the city of Maricopa.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rehabilitating the existing pavement along that same 15-mile stretch of roadway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Constructing new grade-separated interchanges at Riggs Road and Mammoth Way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adding turn lanes and other intersection improvements at Casa Blanca Road and Maricopa Road.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The goal of the project is to help reduce congestion and improve safety and traffic along the roadway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sundt was selected as the highest-ranking contractor after a review process by the project team, per the release. Negotiations for the preconstruction contract are expected to be finalized in February. This process, according to the news release, will allow Sundt\u2019s construction team to add input into the improvements\u2019 design.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The past few months have been busy for the contractor. On Oct. 1, the company announced that Cade Rowley, its former president and COO, would <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/sundt-names-new-ceo-cade-rowley\/803325\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>take over as president and CEO<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. On the building side, the builder was tapped alongside Dallas-based Jacobs for a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/arizona-dot-taps-jacobs-sundt-highway-project\/803064\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$600 million Arizona road project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. And in November, a team of Sundt, Jacobs and Omaha, Nebraska-based HDR <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/sundt-jacobs-hdr-california-wastewater-plant\/804642\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>completed a $597 million California wastewater project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/arizona-dot-sundt-highway-347-arizona\/809659\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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