Yavapai County and the Federal Highway Administration are studying a potential roadway and bridge across the Verde River to connect the northern portion of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and the Town of Camp Verde to State Route 260.
Public input and technical analysis since June of 2018 has helped with the identification of alternative routes for the new road.
“We know the community is looking forward to having alternative routes to comment on,” Yavapai County Public Works Director Dan Cerry said. “We also are looking forward to getting more feedback.”
Two community meetings are planned. The first will be Tuesday, June 11, at 6 p.m. at the Cottonwood Recreation Center, 150 S. Sixth Street. A second meeting will be held Wednesday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Camp Verde Schools Multi-Use Complex, 280 Camp Lincoln Road.
The meetings will be an open house format and both will include the same information. At the meetings, display materials will present updated information, illustrate potential alternative routes under consideration and explain the criteria that will be used to compare them. Project team members will be available to discuss the project one-one-one with members of the public. The county hopes to obtain feedback on the different alternatives that will assist us in the screening process.
For those who cannot attend a meeting, all of the materials to be presented will be available starting Tuesday, June 4, at verdeconnect.com. Those who cannot attend may provide comments through the website or call (602) 750-7139 by Sunday, June 30.
The Verde Connect Project represents a 25-year vision for the construction of a new north-south regional roadway between Cornville Road and State Route 260 in an area bounded by Interstate 17, Cornville Road, SR 260 and SR 89A.
The new route has been in Regional Transportation Plans for years. No route has been selected. The County is completing a National Environmental Policy Act environmental study, in this case, an Environmental Assessment. Yavapai County and FHWA are committed to a thorough and transparent process to identify possible routes and compare them, so the best alternative can be selected with the least amount of impact.
Call Public Involvement Manager Kristin Darr at (602) 750-7139 for more information or to be added to the project mail/email list.
