City of Chandler v. Arizona Department of Transportation

OPINION

PORTLEY, Judge.

¶ 1 This opinion addresses whether Plaintiff City of Chandler (the “City”) is required, as the trial court found, to pay the costs of relocating its utility lines under a roadway that had been dedicated to the public. The City challenges the entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Arizona Department of Transportation (“ADOT”). For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The City owns several water and sewer utility lines under McQueen and Willis Roads in an unincorporated portion of Maricopa County…