West Pinal County - City of Maricopa Area Transportation Plan

BACKGROUND

Western Pinal County, which includes the City of Maricopa, has been a past, current, and future focus of growth and urbanization. As a result, Pinal County and the City of Maricopa have recently initiated a collaborative effort to study the area and create a plan that updates the City’s current Area Transportation Plan (2015) to ensure the current and proposed transportation systems are aligned with the existing needs and anticipated growth and development – this effort is formally known as the West Pinal County - City of Maricopa Area Transportation Plan (WPMATP).

 

Map of the study area featuring the City of Maricopa and neighboring areas Casa Grande and Gila River Indian Community

OBJECTIVES

The primary objectives are to define the current circulation system, evaluate its performance, forecast future needs, and prepare a plan for fulfilling the identified multimodal transportation needs. Specific objectives include:

  • Integrate the transportation system to existing and future land uses.
  • Improve the multimodal transportation circulation of people and goods, using both motorized and non-motorized transportation modes and facilities.
  • Compare future roadway capacity needs to existing roadway conditions to identify future vehicle demands.
  • Perform recommendations to deliver sufficient capacity and multimodal infrastructure to accommodate projected growth conditions.
  • Identify and prioritize future roadway projects for near-term and long-term implementation.
  • Provide a safe, efficient, accessible, cost-effective and context sensitive transportation system.

PLANNING PROCESS

The WPMATP will be formulated through a series of six study phases that include a comprehensive and collaborative public and stakeholder outreach approach held at key milestones throughout the development of the plan.

Step by step bubble map of multiple phases of the planning process

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the project's consultant representative, Kevin Kugler at kkugler@mbakerintl.com

 

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