On February 22, the First Annual El Mirage Street Festival kicked off, celebrating completion of large portions of the El Mirage road construction from Ventura to Thunderbird Roads. This celebration was held to give back to the community members who have endured extensive construction, creating road closures and additional traffic, but also to recognize the contractors who have been hard at work making improvements to the infrastructure in the area. Sunland Civil Division Manager, Josh Phillips, spoke at the event and commended the community for investing in a project that greatly improved pedestrian safety, especially for the schools in the area that see high volumes of traffic and traffic control. El Mirage Mayor Lana Mook thanked Sunland and Josh Phillips for all of the hard work performed for this project. Mook also mentioned that there would be more work to come, but the improvements to the community would be invaluable once complete.