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Council backs staff to pursue Plant Road/Poston Butte loop and private‑sector options
Summary
Public Works presented a multi‑project concept to connect Plant Road across the Gila River and form a Poston Butte Loop to improve connectivity; staff proposed public‑private options including leasing aggregate rights and seeking private innovation.
Town staff presented a conceptual transportation program on Jan. 13 centered on a Plant Road low‑flow crossing of the Gila River and a looped connection that would link Hunt Highway, Pinnell Parkway (SR‑79) and Ranch View/Main Street.
"We have an opportunity here where we can… lease our mining rights to the aggregate companies, or work out a deal where aggregate companies provide material and we can build a road," Public Works Director Andy Smith said,…
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