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Council drops 3‑lane Florence Boulevard option; phasing choice between downtown and freeway delayed
Summary
Planning staff presented a design concept report for the Florence Boulevard corridor and reported the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation to drop the 3‑lane downtown option; council members discussed prioritizing either the downtown or freeway segment and asked for additional right‑of‑way and cost analysis before deciding phasing.
City planning staff presented the Florence Boulevard Corridor Design Concept Report (DCR) at a Casa Grande City Council study session and said Planning Commission recommended removing the 3‑lane downtown option and treating the downtown segment as the initial phase; staff recommended pausing a final phasing decision until further right‑of‑way and construction‑constraint analysis is complete.
The DCR splits Florence Boulevard into three segments: an east “freeway” segment of about one mile, a midtown stretch of roughly 2.75 miles, and a downtown segment of about three‑quarters of a mile. Planning staff said the Planning Commission held a full public hearing on March 6 and that the majority of public comments supported keeping a five‑lane configuration in the downtown segment rather than a three‑lane option. Staff recommended dropping the three‑lane alternative and refining designs within existing right‑of‑way constraints.
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