PRESCOTT VALLEY - The tri-city area's sole local road project to benefit from federal stimulus money should be ready for construction by early November.
Local officials heard Wednesday evening during a Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting that a pavement overlay project on a two-mile stretch of Glassford Hill Road was currently out to bid, and would close on Sept. 25.
After that, Prescott Valley Public Works Director Norm Davis said, the $1.5 million project, which involves applying three inches of new pavement on the road, should get under way by about Nov. 1, and would take about a week to complete.
While the area had prioritized nearly $100 million worth of road projects for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus) money, CYMPO learned early on this past spring that it likely would get only about $1.2 million for local road projects.
The Glassford Hill Road project was not the top priority for CYMPO, but it was the project that most closely matched the amount of money that would be available.
At the top of CYMPO's priority list was a $25 million widening of Fain Road, and the $21.6 million Side Road/Highway 89A interchange.
The Glassford Hill project was No. 3 on the list, and officials emphasized Wednesday night that they included several smaller projects on the list to take advantage of the possibly lesser amounts of stimulus-money allotments for the area.
Davis pointed out that Glassford Hill Road was an area of obvious need for the region.
"It is in poor shape, and it is in dire need of some attention," he said of the stretch of roadway between Highway 89A and Long Look in Prescott Valley.
Prescott City Councilman Robert Luzius, a member of the CYMPO board, referred to the Glassford Hill project as a good use of the federal stimulus money.
Davis agreed. "Sure, it lands in Prescott Valley, but it is a regional road, and it serves the region well," he said.
The initial allotment to the CYMPO area was for $1.2 million, but Davis said Yavapai County also received a portion of federal stimulus money based on population and put that money toward the Glassford Hill project as well. That brought the total up to about $1.5 million.
While the Glassford Hill project is the only local road project to benefit from the stimulus money, Davis said a Prescott Valley trail project also would be getting a share of the federal money.
He said Prescott Valley expected to get $661,000 in stimulus money for a 5,000-foot multi-use path that the town plans along Bison Lane, ultimately connecting with the town civic center along Lakeshore Drive.
In addition, the CYMPO area still is pursuing additional federal stimulus money for the Fain Road widening through the Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER), a separate stimulus fund for large road projects.
Reader Comments
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009
Article comment by:
Kurt W
I do hope they tear up the existing pavement, lay down a thick layer of properly compacted a.b.c. over the expansive clay soil before plastering more asphalt down. If not, it will be just another Band-Aid.
Should leave it alone, since speed is such a demon...
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009
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No name provided
Another: You say go to Prescott because it's "classier," and say you thought you were in the Ozarks when you walked through a store in PV. You basically lump all residents of PV as back country hicks, yet your post is laden with misspellings and typos. Wow. Makes me wonder who is really lacking in class. Please, do us classless PV residents a favor and stay away.
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009
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No name provided
I hope they don't ruin it agian by laying chip on it. PV lays chip on every smooth road making it a stagecoach road.
Posted: Saturday, September 19, 2009
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No name provided
Agree with Jay. And at this point Senator Highway is much smoother than Glassford Hill
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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Moving the Red Line
...means they weren't making money with the tolerance for red-light-running set where it was, so they moved the point at which you are determined to be in the intersection. If the intention were to have safer intersections, we could have longer yellow lights and a longer all-red period for very little expenditure, without alienating a single driver in PV. Since safety is not the priority, these simple measures will never be seen and more of us will be shopping out of town.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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Worried Hiker
"tired"...you again!! haha. just fixodent and forget it.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
Article comment by:
Max
Great to see the governments (actually taxpayers) stimulus package is doing exactly what it is designed to do. I know I'll be grateful to get off the handouts line when I recieve my "your hired" notice when this project starts. Wait, it's only for a week? Hell, I guess I better stay on unemployment. If I only work a week, I won't be re-eligble to apply again. Nevermind.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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Another
Check Urban Dictinary on "Teabaggers" it will give you a clue. Let Fain widen his own damn road. Get a performance bond and warrantee on the work to be done on Glassford Hill road. Seems they do a veneer job and walk off counting the bucks. That road needs to flat, wide , and fast so Skoog's Redflex cameras can exploit the commuters and retirees that may still actually shop P.V. and use that road. Me?, I hit 89 and go to Prescott, a little classier. last time in a P.V. market I watched folks and thier kids eating out of bins and boxes as they walked through the store. I thought I was in the Ozarks.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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tired
I know that Fain Road is dangerous and would benefit from a widening but has anyone from the CYMPO ever driven on Glassford Hill Rd? This road is a total ruin, period. And lets hope that maybe they will fix the pressure pads at the light to Granville. Has anyone else noticed that a car making a right turn with no other vehicle making a left will trigger the light to change. For what? So a car making a right turn onto Glassford won't have to worry about cars coming towards them?!
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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No name provided
"The thing I hate is the Town keeps moving the red line on the red light cammeras...pretty soon they will be on the other side of the intersection."
What does that mean?
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
Article comment by:
No name provided
Bud- Yes you are correct, the road needs to be completely rebuilt. Why wasn't the road better constructed when it was built 10 years ago?
HOW are the local communities going to repave every road in the region every 10 years? People are screaming about taxes and federal bailouts, yet no one is willing to hold the local developers, local governments or road builders accountable for sub-standard roads. The CITIES need to adjust their specifications to those of municipalities in Wisconsin. We'll might then get our monies worth!
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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No name provided
I cannot understand why a road only 10 years old has to be completely remade. The road was built in 1999 and has been in dire need of repairs for at least the past two years.
I've lived in other parts of the country and don't recall ever having roads fail so quickly. Perhaps the local cities should upgrade their road specifications and begin to get OUR money's worth? The only one's winning with the current specifications are the our two local road builders and the tire shops....
When are the TEABAGGERS going start looking locally for their causes to gripe about? There are plenty out there folks.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
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No name provided
The thing I hate is the Town keeps moving the red line on the red light cammeras...pretty soon they will be on the other side of the intersection.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
Article comment by:
Bud
This road is in near need of total reconstruction. Hopefully this overlay will get a few more years out of it & at $1-1.5 M it will be a bargin.
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
Article comment by:
Jay
Too bad that makeover doesn't include taking down those speed cameras.
