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FY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Project Details
Vicinity Map
Project Location Map
Funding Amount Requested $75,000.00
Description of the Project A multi-use path along the north side of U.S. 60 which is also U.S. Bike
Route 90 for 2.68 miles within the city of Apache Junction. The project
connects the area of unincorporated Gold Canyon from S. Superstition
Mountain Drive/U.S. 60 to Goldfield Road/U.S. 60 within the existing ADOT
right-of-way. This facility would assist and extend the regional connection
to the Tepee/Adobe/8th Street Regional Conduit identified in the MAG
Active Transportation Plan. US 60 is a heavily traveled multi-lane highway
for vehicles but also for area residents travelling and recreating to
destinations in the city of Apache Junction such as Silly Mountain Park and
its hiking and biking trails. This will offer a safer and more direct route for
US Bike Route 90 users along US 60 and Old West Highway (Old US 60)
by eliminating the portion of USBR 90 adjacent to the US 60 Freeway.
Residents of Gold Canyon will be able to connect to the city trail system
and city residents can more easily get to destinations in Gold Canyon and
the Superstition Wilderness trail heads such as the Lost Goldmine Trail and
Peralta Trail Head.
The project will also serve, in part, as a parallel path adjacent to US 60 for
the Lost Dutchman Marathon. ADOT and DPS officials have expressed
concerns about the safety of marathoners, volunteers, and public safety
personnel.
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FY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Project Details
Is this project identified in the MAG No
Active Transporation Plan?
Project Type
Bicycle Lane No
Shared Use Path (10' min.) Yes
Mobility Share (bikes, scooters, etc.) No
Crossing No
Sidewalk No
Other Project Type No
Other Project Type Description
Features and Amenities
Lighting No
Signals/ITS Technology No
Landscaping Yes
Benches/Trash Cans/Pet Waste Yes
Bike Stands/Lockers No
Nodes/Pedestrian Refuge Yes
Wayfinding Yes
Other Feature/Amenity No
Other Feature/Amenity Description
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FY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Features and Amenities
Project Purpose and Importance
Purpose of Project and Needs that are Bicyclist and pedestrian safety is the main purpose for this project. Traffic
Being Addressed speeds on US Highway 60 exceed 65-70 miles per hour. There is no safe
connection for B and C type cyclists in this corridor. While US 60 has a
wide shoulder for some bicyclists it is undesirable for most user groups.
The proposed facility would be separated from the edge of pavement by 10-
20 feet and offers a protected buffer for bicyclists, pedestrians and
equestrians along this corridor.
Project Importance to Local Jurisdiction This proposed multi-use facility connects to the city's bicycle and pedestrian
and Connection to Other Local network along Old West Highway and its multi-use hiking and biking trails at
Facilities (if present) Silly Mountain Park as well as the city's 12 linear miles of trails on BLM and
State Trust Land on the east and north edges of the city. This facility will be
a key connection for residents to conduct local trips to worship, shopping,
medical, and employment.
Project Importance to the Region, Gaps Apache Junction has become a refuge for cyclists in Mesa where they can
filled in the Regional System, and Other find quiet local roads with low traffic volumes. Having a better connective
Jurisdictions Involved regional system will provide an opportunity for East Valley cyclists (road or
mountain) to travel east to quiet roads in both the city and in Gold Canyon
and for residents (hindered by lack of facilities) to travel west into AJ and
East Mesa.
Project Impact
Total Length of Existing Contiguous 21
Facilites Directly Connected by this
Project (in miles)
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FY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Project Impact
How the Project will Improve Access to The city has installed bike lanes on Old West Highway (Old US 60) and is
the Neighborhoods and/or adjacent installing sidewalks on both sides of Old West Highway this year. Existing
land uses neighborhoods north and south of US 60 and Old West Highway will be
afforded access to the city's Silly Mountain Park, the BLM/State Land multi
purpose trail system as well as Gold Canyon area. The city has many
adjacent manufactured home communities with a large winter seasonal
population and many of those communities are forming bicycling groups.
This facility will improve connectivity and provide a safer environment for
this older demographic. The advent of Covid-19 has also increased the
numbers of cyclists in the city. A new 178 lot subdivision is currently being
built at Old West Highway/Goldfield Road and several infill projects totaling
over 1,000 units are in the review process for downtown AJ and along Old
West Highway. All of this residential development will be benefited by this
facility.
How the Project will Improve Access to Unfortunately there is no regional transit this far east in the Valley.
Transit
How the Project will address This project will improve safety of cyclists and pedestrians using this facility
bicycle/pedestrian/vehicle conflicts (any instead of biking and walking along US 60. Crossing conflicts will be
combination) improved at the following intersections along the corridor at S. Superstition
Mountain Road and US 60; at US 60 and Silly Mountain Road, Mountain
View Road, and US 60/Apache Junction Exit westbound to Goldfield
Road/Old West Highway; as well as at the intersection of Goldfield
Road/Southern Ave./Old West Highway intersection. The path itself will
have two-way traffic to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. Possible
conflict between equestrians and other trails users will be minimized by
providing a 4' wide equestrian facility on one side of the multi-use path.
Demographics
People Per Square Mile 857
Percent of Families with Income Below 9%
Poverty Level
Percent Age 65 Years and Over 30%
Percentage
Percent Age 5 to 19 Years Percentage 15%
Percent of Minorities 19%
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FY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Demographics
Percent of Households with No Vehicle 4%
Available
How the Project will Serve the As noted earlier, the city has a high percentage of the population that is
Demographics over 65 years old and this facility will positively impact these populations
both in the immediate vicinity of the project as well as throughout the city.
This facility will also assist those households without vehicles and because
there is no transit at all in the city, this facility will provide an additional
mobility choice. The eastern part of the city has a large equestrian user
demographic and the city's trail system is designed for this user group
(which includes riders of all ages and abilities).
How the Project will Benefit School There are no schools within 1/4 mile of this project, however the school age
Children (ages 5 - 19) and any Schools population for those attending both AJ High School and Central Arizona
Within 1/4 Mile of the Project College (CAC) which is located at Old West Highway and Winchester will
be afforded a new mode choice for access to school as well as after school
recreational opportunities at Silly Mountain Park and the city's BLM/State
Land multi purpose trail system.
Project Policy Consistency
How the Project is Consistent with Yes, this project is specifically enumerated in the city's 2019 Active
Local Jurisdictions General Policies and Transportation Plan and also the 2020-2050 General Plan " Legendary
Practices Landscapes and Lifestyles"
Project Supporters
Community Partners and City/Town Arizona Department of Transportation, Pinal County, Lost Dutchman
Departments that are Supporting the Marathon Committee, City Public Works Department, Development
Project Services Department, Parks and Recreation Department, City
Management, Economic Development and Finance Department.
Fifteen Percent Preliminary Plan Costs
Scope of Work $0.00
Stakeholder and Core Team Meetings $4,400.00
Design Assistance V2: Req-2443 Printed On: 11/3/2021 2:40:38 PMFY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Fifteen Percent Preliminary Plan Costs
Data Collection $5,400.00
Data Analysis $8,000.00
Project Assessment Report (Draft) $32,000.00
Project Assessment Report (Final) $18,000.00
Executive Summary and Regional $7,200.00
Significance Report
Total Cost Estimate for 15% Prelimary $75,000.00
Plans
Cost Estimate
Anticipated Cost Estimate Breakdown TOTAL COST: $2,086,432.60
(broken down by design, $1,887,666.00 - Construction (including 10% mobilization and
environmental, ROW, utilities, miscellaneous contingencies
construction, etc) $188,766.60 - Design (10%)
$10,000.00 - Environmental
(ROW acquisition and utility costs not applicable)
Project Assessment Next Year
Will the Member Agency Pursue Unfortunately no, if the city does not receive design assistance funding the
Completion of a Project Assessment city does not have sufficient funds to carry out the design on its own.
Report (15% design) in the Next Year
Design Assistance V2: Req-2443 Printed On: 11/3/2021 2:40:38 PMFY 2022 Design Assistance Application Agency: Apache Junction
Application: APJ-22-DA-001, Multi Use Path - US 60/USBR-90
Apache Junction - S. Superstition Mountain Drive to
Goldfield Road
Project Details
Signature
Signature Larry Kirch
Signed Date 7/29/2021 10:45:57 PM
Signed User lkirch@ajcity.net, Larry Kirch
Design Assistance V2: Req-2443 Printed On: 11/3/2021 2:40:38 PMCity of Apache Junction
300 East Superstition Boulevard Apache Junction, Arizona 85119 www.ajcity.net
July 29, 2021
Active Transportation Committee:
I am writing in support of the City of Apache Junction’s Design Assistance Grant Application for the multi-use path
project adjacent to the US60 highway from Superstition Mountain Rd. to Goldfield Rd. The proposed multi-use
path would update the current ADOT service road that runs parallel to the highway and allow for greater
accessibility for active transportation options for the residents and visitors to and from the Gold Canyon
community and the City of Apache Junction.
In the spring of 2019, our staff met with Arizona Department of Transportation representatives as well as
representatives of Lost Dutchman Marathon Inc. to find solutions for the route utilized by runners in their annual,
signature event. Historically, this event closes down a lane of the highway so that runners may run safely on the
shoulder of the road. Though not ideal, it is the only option for this 21 year event to gain the mileage necessary for
a marathon race. At our meeting, we brainstormed alternatives and the ADOT staff recommended that the City
look at opportunities to utilize the adjacent service road for the race. We also felt it would be an excellent year-
round amenity to get walkers, cyclists, equestrians, runners, etc off the shoulder of the highway.
Not only would this project be a great active transportation option, but it would further expand our outdoor
recreation opportunities and provide connectivity to our 12 mile mulit-use trail system, Silly Mountain Park, and
other regional state and national parks in the Superstition Mountain wilderness.
We offer our support in the design efforts to make this active transportation option a reality. We will commit the
Parks and Recreation department staff and resources to ongoing maintenance of this facility.
Sincerely,
Liz Langenbach
Parks and Recreation Director
City of Apache Junction
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