Ellsworth road-widening work in Queen Creek named project of the year

During the annual American Public Works Association Arizona Chapter awards ceremony held Aug. 2-4, the town of Queen Creek received the Public Works Project of the Year for small cities in the transportation category.

The award was for the Ellsworth Road project from Germann to Ryan roads. Completed in 2016, improvements to the west side of Ellsworth Road included an additional southbound lane, sidewalks and landscaping.

The project also included a center turn lane and undergrounding of utilities.

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