2014 Strategic Long Range Transportation Plan for the Colorado River Indian Tribes Final Report Prepared by: Prepared for: COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES APRIL 2014 Project Management Team Arizona Department of Transportation Colorado River Indian Tribes 206 S. 17th Ave. 26600 Mohave Road Mail Drop: 310B Parker, Arizona 85344 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Don Sneed, ADOT Project Manager Greg Fisher, Tribal Project Manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 602-712-6736 Telephone: (928) 669-1358 Mobile: (928) 515-9241 Tony Staffaroni, ADOT Community Relations Project Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (602) 245-4051 Project Consultant Team Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 333 East Wetmore Road, Suite 280 Tucson, AZ 85705 Mary Rodin, AICP Email: [email protected] Telephone: 520-352-8626 Mobile: 520-256-9832 Field Data Services of Arizona, Inc. 21636 N. Dietz Drive Maricopa, Arizona 85138 Sharon Morris, President Email: [email protected] Telephone: 520-316-6745 This report has been funded in part through financial assistance from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data, and for the use or adaptation of previously published material, presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Arizona Department of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Trade or manufacturers’ names that may appear herein are cited only because they are considered essential to the objectives of the report. The U.S. government and the State of Arizona do not endorse products or manufacturers. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Study Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Area .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Project Management Team and Technical Advisory Committee ................................................ 3 1.5 Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Project Area Description ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Current Land Uses ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.2.1 Institutional and Public Service ......................................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Agricultural........................................................................................................................ 8 2.2.3 Residential ......................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.4 Commercial and Industrial Development .......................................................................... 9 2.2.5 Recreational and Tourism ............................................................................................... 10 2.3 Future Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Demographics and Socioeconomic Data ................................................................................... 12 2.4.1 Population and Growth ................................................................................................... 12 2.4.2 Title VI and Environmental Justice .................................................................................. 12 2.5 Current Environmental Conditions ............................................................................................ 14 2.5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.5.2 Topography and Soils ...................................................................................................... 14 2.5.3 Visual Resources .............................................................................................................. 14 2.5.4 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 14 2.5.5 Noise Impacts .................................................................................................................. 15 2.5.6 Water Quality .................................................................................................................. 15 2.5.7 Biological Resources ........................................................................................................ 16 2.5.8 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................... 17 3. Transportation and Roadway Assessment ........................................................................................ 18 3.1 Summary of Completed Plans and Studies ................................................................................ 18 3.2 Planned and Programmed Transportation Projects .................................................................. 19 3.3 Summary of Stakeholder Interviews and Surveys ..................................................................... 23 3.4 Street Inventory – Tribal Transportation Inventory .................................................................. 28 3.5 Functional Classification ............................................................................................................ 28 3.5.1 Tribal Transportation Inventory Functional Classifications ............................................ 28 3.5.2 FHWA Functional Classifications ..................................................................................... 30 3.6 Traffic Volumes and Levels of Service........................................................................................ 31 3.6.1 Current Traffic Volumes .................................................................................................. 31 3.6.2 Future Traffic Volumes .................................................................................................... 31 3.6.3 Levels of Service .............................................................................................................. 35 3.6.4 Traffic Impacts of Future Development .......................................................................... 36 3.7 Motor Vehicle Crashes ............................................................................................................... 39 3.7.1 Crash Data Summary ...................................................................................................... 39 3.7.2 Road Specific Motor Vehicle Crashes .............................................................................. 47 3.7.3 California Crashes ........................................................................................................... 47 3.7.4 Recommendations From Crash Analysis ......................................................................... 48 3.7.5 Safety – Focused Education Efforts ................................................................................. 49 3.8 Pavement Assessment ............................................................................................................... 50 3.9 Road Condition Assessment ...................................................................................................... 53 3.10 Bridges ............................................................................................................................ 53 3.11 Transit ............................................................................................................................. 55 3.11.1 Findings of Need and Type of Transit Service Recommended......................................... 56 3.12 Bicycle facilities ............................................................................................................... 57 3.13 Sidewalks, Crossings, and Paths ...................................................................................... 59 3.14 Airports ........................................................................................................................... 59 3.14.1 Airport Master Plan Update Recommendations ............................................................. 60 3.14.2 Airport funding ................................................................................................................ 60 3.15 Rail transportation .......................................................................................................... 62 3.16 Trucked Freight ..............................................................................................................