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Flagstaff staff present five‑year crash report; HSIP lighting project proposed for Route 66/US‑89 corridor
Summary
City transportation staff told the Transportation Commission a five‑year crash analysis identified Route 66/Highway 89 and Butler Avenue as high‑injury corridors and described an ADOT HSIP application to install 13 streetlights and retroreflective backplates; staff said the measures could reduce serious and fatal crashes by about 25%, with ADOT consideration in June and likely construction in 2029.
City transportation staff presented a five‑year crash report to the Flagstaff Transportation Commission and outlined safety projects they are pursuing with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
Transportation staff said the report, based on Arizona Crash Information System data, found 8,107 crashes in Flagstaff from 2020–2024, including 33 fatalities and 147 serious injuries. "So throughout the past 5 years, there were 8,107 total crashes, with 33 of them being, having a fatality and 147 of them having serious injuries," transportation technician Trevion Booker told the commission.
The report’s high‑injury network and crash‑rate studies singled out stretches of Route 66 and Highway 89, the Milton/Riordan/Plaza area, and long portions of Butler Avenue as recurring locations for severe incidents and pedestrian crashes. "Route 66 and Highway 89 ... they have a…
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