Due to strong interest of Maricopa residents, the Public Meeting for the Pinal County Strategic Transportation Safety Plan will be extended to 4:30–7 p.m., July 12 in council chambers at City Hall.

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This is an ongoing study effort that will produce a Pinal County Strategic Transportation Safety Plan.

Pinal County is divided between two Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), which are: Maricopa Association of Governments and Sun Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization, and one Council Of Governments (Central Arizona Governments) All three planning agencies have completed Strategic Transportation Safety Plans (STSP) for their respective planning areas. Pinal County is now developing a STSP that would combine relevant recommendations from all three safety plans and also meet current federal requirements for the Pinal County planning area. A cohesive plan for the County will help fill any gaps that may exist in the existing plans, such as the identification of specific regional safety projects for the Pinal County communities of City of Maricopa, Gila River Indian Community, Ak Chin Indian Community, Town of Florence, San Tan Valley, City of Apache Junction and unincorporated areas in Pinal County.

The Pinal County STSP will address the necessary steps and elements, from a regional transportation planning perspective, to reduce the risk of death and serious injury to all transportation users in Pinal County. The Sun Corridor MPO, in partnership with the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and Central Arizona Governments (CAG) is funding this Strategic Transportation Safety Plan for Pinal County utilizing Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding from all three planning agencies. This project will develop a customized regional plan for Pinal County in order to address the issues and needs for Pinal County and its transportation users.

The Pinal County STSP will be developed in close coordination with Arizona’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). This will ensure that federal requirements are met, statewide/local consistency is prevalent, and unique regional needs are addressed.

The primary outcome for the Pinal County STSP project will include the following:
Safety System Performance
Network Screening Methodologies for Prioritization of Transportation Safety Needs
Identification and Analyzation of Available Resources for a Transportation Safety Perspective
Regional Vision and Goals for Transportation Safety
Emphasis Areas, Goals, and Performance Measures
Transportation Safety Strategies
A Strategy to Improve Safety Project Development Process
Implementation Plan
Identification and Prioritization of Candidate Transportation Safety Projects
Benefit/Cost Ratio Tabulation
Pinal County STSP – Combining the Pinal County Portions of the MAG, CAG, and SCMPO Safety Plans into one Cohesive Document for Pinal County

For additional information, please visit the Sun Corridor at scmpo.org/pcstsp

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