Cholla District Weekly Update

May 16 2025

Dear Cholla Residents,

At the May 13 city council meeting, there were two items approved that further the city's commitment to making Glendale streets safer.

The first item approved was a Vision Zero and Safety Action Plan. The city has experienced a high number of fatal roadway crashes with 203 fatal crashes occurring from 2020 to 2024. On average, there have been 43 vehicular fatal crashes, 12 pedestrian fatal crashes, and 4 fatal bike crashes per year for the same time (2020-2024). The Vision Zero and Safety Action Plan will help improve the safety of our roadway network and reduce the number of crashes. The goal is to develop holistic, well-defined data-driven strategies and projects to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

Our Transportation Department was awarded the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant for the development of a Vision Zero and Safety Action Plan in the amount of $799,834 with a local match requirement of $199,958, totaling $999,792. The SS4A program was established through a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fund local initiatives in an effort towards the prevention of roadway deaths and serious injuries. The program supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy and the goal of zero roadway deaths.

The second item approved was installation of an additional 11 flashing yellow left turn arrows at intersections throughout the city.

The locations are listed below:

1. 67^th Avenue & Greenway Road
2. 67^th Avenue & Thunderbird Road
3. 67^th Avenue & Camelback Road
4. 67^th Avenue & Union Hills Drive
5. 75^th Avenue & Bethany Home Road
6. 75^th Avenue & Camelback Road
7. Glen Harbor Boulevard & Glendale Avenue
8. 63^rd Avenue & Bell Road
9. 47^th Avenue & Northern Avenue
10. 59^th Avenue & Cactus Road
11. 91^st Avenue & Cactus Road

In addition to the two items approved at the council meeting, our police department will be increasing seat belt and child safety seat enforcement with a "Click it or Ticket" program after receiving a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

The program has a zero tolerance policy and will target those not adhering to seat belt and child safety seat laws from May 19 through June 1, 2025. Statistics show that nearly half of traffic fatalities are due to lack of use of seatbelts and/or child safety seats.

Please buckle up and make sure children under 8 years old or shorter than 57 inches are secured in a properly installed child safety seat.

Warm Regards,

Lauren

Lauren Tolmachoff

Glendale City Council, Cholla District

623-930-2249, Option 7 for Cholla

LTolmachoff@GlendaleAZ.com

STREETS/PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT UPDATE

Loop 101 widening project from 75th Avenue to I-17

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WEEKEND LOOP 101 CLOSURE (MAY 16-19)

• Eastbound Loop 101 will be CLOSED between 59th Avenue and I-17 from 10 p.m. Friday, May 16, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 19.
• DETOUR: Drivers may use Union Hills Drive or Bell Road as alternate routes
• The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Union Hills Drive, 75th and 67th avenues also will be closed.
• The westbound Loop 101 HOV lane between I-17 and 59th Avenue also will be closed during this time.

Additional long-term ramp closures:

This information was shared with the public last week.

Starting May 20

• The westbound Loop 101 off-ramp at 51st Avenue will be closed beginning 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, for approximately 60 days
• DETOUR: Drivers may consider using the westbound Loop 101 off-ramp at 59th Avenue, then travel south to eastbound Union Hills Drive to reach 51st Avenue.
• The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 59th Avenue will be closed beginning 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, for approximately 60 days.
• DETOUR: Drivers may consider using eastbound Union Hills Drive to 51st Avenue to access eastbound Loop 101.

NOTE: The May 27 long-term ramp closure HAS CHANGED. It will not be the 51st Avenue eastbound off-ramp, as publicized in last week’s alert. We will let you know as soon as the next ramp closure is finalized.

Glendale Pavement Management Activity

The Pavement Management Program here is COMPLETE for the current Fiscal Year. City staff is currently and actively pursuing commitments and schedules from our contractors to address the remaining miles in the Cholla District for the next fiscal year. 

Project Info:  602.532.6250  



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FOOTHILLS RECREATION AND AQUATIC CENTER INFORMATION

Glendale's Development Services Department now has a dashboard for residents to identify what is being developed around the city.

You can access the Development Sites Locator by clicking the below link:

Each colored dot on the map is clickable to show the exact address, project details, and images.

Be sure to bookmark the site so you can look explore everything going on in the City of Glendale. Please scroll to bottom of the page.

Development Site Locator



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