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Downtown Chandler Improvements – Dr. A.J. Chandler Park Renovation (CA2402.401) & California Half-Street Improvements (CA2501.401)
The City of Chandler began construction in early 2026 for the Dr. A.J. Chandler Park Renovation project. Home to many of the city’s special events and festivals, the park was last renovated in 1986, and Downtown Chandler has changed significantly since that time. With the addition of multi-family housing, office space, and new retailers and restaurants, the park has also seen an increase in special events and entertainment, now with more than 100 events a year.
The City of Chandler has contracted with Willmeng for improvements to Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, on both sides of Arizona Avenue, between Buffalo and Boston streets.
Scheduled to take place the week of August 10, a lane closure will be in place on Arizona Avenue for southbound traffic on Monday and Tuesday (August 10 - 11), and for northbound traffic on Wednesday and Thursday (August 12 - 13), from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, for crews to work on the pedestrian crosswalk crossing on Arizona Avenue.
West Side of Arizona Avenue:
- Crews continue work installing the steel trusses for the west canopy structure, and following that will install the metal decking and roof coating for the canopy.
- Scheduled for early September, crews will install the structural steel for the south canopy.
- Scheduled to being the week of August 10, crews will begin roof installation for the restroom building and following that will complete drywall and painting into early September.
- Scheduled to begin in late August, concrete crews will install concrete sidewalk in the north portion of the park site.
- Landscape crews continue work to install structural soils to serve future landscaping in the park site on the west side of Arizona Avenue.
East Side of Arizona Avenue:
- Grading crews continue work on the east side of Arizona Avenue to complete building the subsurface on the south side of the site.
- Masonry is complete and steel erection has begun at the north and east canopies on the west side of the park.
- Scheduled to begin the week of August 10, concrete crews will install sidewalk in the north portion of the park site.
During construction, parking along Arizona Avenue is limited and a few angled parking spaces along San Marcos and Arizona Place are not available; however, parking structures and surface street parking continue to offer parking throughout the downtown.
Park improvements on the west side of Arizona Avenue are expected to be complete prior to the 2026 holiday season, and on the east side of Arizona Avenue by early spring 2027.
Additional information is available on the Park Master Plan and Dr. A.J. Park Master Plan at Chandler Parks.
California Half-Street Improvements, Boston Street to Commonwealth Avenue (CA2501.401)
The City of Chandler has contracted with Achen-Gardner Construction to construct improvements to the east side of California Street, between Boston Street and Commonwealth Avenue.
Scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 11, crews will work on the east side of California Street to conduct removals and reconstruct concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk. To accommodate this work, northbound traffic will not be permitted (southbound traffic only) from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays (Monday through Friday), with detour signage in place to direct travelers around the northbound closure. Also, on-street parking will not be permitted on the east side of California Street, between Boston and Commonwealth, with "No Parking" signs in place 24/7 to prevent vehicles from parking along the east side of the street and preventing crews from their work on workdays. This work is expected to take 4-5 weeks to complete.
