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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving recommendations made by the Transportation Advisory Committee, regarding the East West Parkway Corridor Study. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The East West Corridor Study is a project partnership comprised of Pinal County, The City of Casa Grande and The City of Maricopa. The objective of the study is to preserve a corridor for a high capacity east-west roadway through west-central Pinal County. The need for this high capacity roadway was identified in the Regionally Significant Routes for Safety and Mobility (RSRSM) Study, which was an effort to identify and preserve critically needed roadways in Pinal County. The Maricopa City Council passed Resolution 07-49 in September 2007, endorsing the RSRSM study and supporting the need to preserve right of way for critical roadway corridors. The East West Parkway Corridor is included in the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Hidden Valley Framework Study, which was formally adopted by the MAG Regional Council and the CAG Regional Council in September 2009.
In June 2013, the East West Corridor Study Project Manager and Consultant presented the overall East West Corridor alignment to the Maricopa City Council, spanning from Interstate 10 in Casa Grande to its terminus at SR347. However, two specific areas in Maricopa remained unsettled: (1) The interchange at Maricopa Casa Grande Highway (MCGH) and White and Parker Road, and (2) the specific corridor alignment between Avalea and SR347. Work continued over the next year to further refine the alternatives. During this time, the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) carefully weighed the alternatives in several meetings. In a Special TAC Meeting on May 27, 2014, the TAC recommended the general alignment of the corridor between Avalea and SR347. In a second Special TAC Meeting on July 22, 2014, the TAC made recommendations in favor of: (1) the specific alig...
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