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Friendship Park will be undergoing multiple improvements in 2025 and 2026 to improve the user experience of the park. These upgrades will include:

• New pickleball courts
• Dog park upgrades
• Softball field upgrades
• New public art

Follow the link in the title to learn more!

Located near 113th Avenue and Palm Lane, the new Donatela Park will convert an empty parcel in north Avondale into a 5+ acre park. Follow the link in the title to learn more!

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Fire Station #171 inOld Town Avondale is being replaced with a new fire station. Follow the link above for more information about this exciting project!

Old Town Phase III Improvements Project will replace underground water lines, streetlights, and roadways in the Cashion neighborhood, from MC85 to Durango, and from 113th Ave to 111th Ave. The design for this exciting project is completed, and construction will commence with relocation of SW Gas facilities in July and continue through to to April 2025.

The current roadway network is comprised of approximately 290 centerline miles. It is estimated that the average complete replacement cost for a major roadway is between $5.0-$6.0 million per mile. This indicates a very large amount of funding invested in pavement roadway networks nationwide and specifically within the City. Given the high costs of reconstruction, it is imperative to maintain and extend the life of the existing pavement surface to the maximum extent possible.

The Avondale Connect portal for Pavement Management has general information about the types of construction activities involved as well as updated information regarding upcoming work areas.

The city has hired Carollo Engineering to evaluate the Gardens lakes who provided a comprehensive evaluation report in June 2022. Part of the recommended improvements was to dredge approximately 60,000 CY of raw sediment and bio solids which was estimated to be 12,000 CY of drained/ dry sediment and bio solids material from cells 1A, 10A, 8B, and 14B. The project is scheduled early February for a duration of project expands over approximately 32 months to be completed.

Under construction!

The new Civic Center will convert an empty parcel next to the Civic Center Library into a 4+ acre passive park. Designed as an extension of the library, amenities will include:

• Seat walls designed to mimic bookends for shaded reading
• Small, shaded playground
• Ramada and grill
• Open turf area

In November, the city will begin work on a new signalized intersection at El Mirage Road and Lower Buckeye. Follow the link in the title to learn more about this exciting project to enhance traffic safety and efficiency.