{"id":34332,"date":"2026-02-17T13:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/arizona-dot-taps-design-build-team-for-410m-interstate-job\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:10:17","slug":"arizona-dot-taps-design-build-team-for-410m-interstate-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/arizona-dot-taps-design-build-team-for-410m-interstate-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona DOT taps design-build team for $410M interstate 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\/812347\/2026-02-17_13.10.04\/arizona-dot-coffman-fisher-interstate-project.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 class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Interstate improvements<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$410 million total<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Arizona DOT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>State leaders tapped a group of construction firms to improve a vital corridor in the desert, a key project for the region\u2019s manufacturing and logistics hubs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Arizona DOT recently contracted design-build team Coffman-Fisher to deliver the northern segment of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stantec.com\/en\/news\/2026\/arizona-department-transportation-selects-coffman-fisher-stantec-design-build-team-final-segment-1-10-wild-horse-pass-corridor-improvements\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor improvements project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The team, consisting of San Diego-based Coffman Specialties and Dickinson, North Dakota-based Fisher Sand &amp; Gravel, as well as Stantec Consulting Services, will cover about 12 miles of I-10 in Arizona, according to a Feb. 11 Stantec news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $410 million project forms part of the overall corridor program valued at roughly $1 billion, according to the release. Once complete, the updated interstate will reduce congestion for up to 126,000 vehicles daily, as well as enhance safety for drivers in each direction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe I-10 corridor serves as a vital connector between Tucson and Phoenix, and we welcome the opportunity to help improve the connectivity of these communities,\u201d said Robert Lemke, senior project manager at Edmonton, Alberta-based Stantec, in the release. \u201cWorking alongside ADOT and Coffman-Fisher as our design-build partner, we deliver a safer and more connected commuter experience across Arizona.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Improvements will include the addition of one general-purpose lane and one high-occupancy vehicle lane in each direction from Loop 202 to south of Riggs Road. Teams will also build one general purpose lane in each direction from south of Riggs Road to the Gila River Bridges.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>To do this, the design-build team created an alternative approach to the originally proposed corridor improvement plans of repaving with new asphalt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Teams will instead replace the entire stretch with concrete. Doing so should provide a 30-year lifespan at nearly the same cost as new asphalt, resulting in \u201csignificant long-term maintenance savings,\u201d according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other interchange modifications will occur at Wild Horse Pass, Queen Creek, Riggs Road and Koli Road. Additional enhancements include intelligent transportation systems, lighting, signals, signing, pavement markings and drainage improvements throughout the corridor, according to the release.<\/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-coffman-fisher-interstate-project\/812347\/\" 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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