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Council discusses long‑planned Military Road southern bypass, rights‑of‑way and safety trade‑offs
Summary
Council and staff reviewed a decades‑old concept for a Military Road southern bypass to provide an east–west alternative to Cave Creek Road. Staff said the route shows in a 2007 plan; acquiring rights‑of‑way could affect roughly 10–30 parcels and will require public outreach and careful phasing.
During the CIP discussion, council and staff turned to a long‑standing transportation idea: a Military Road southern bypass that would connect Schoolhouse/Military Road to Cave Creek Road via a missing segment through the Piedras Grande area.
Staff explained the alignment appears in a 2007 transportation plan and said the town is negotiating with landowners in the Piedras Grande parcels to secure a right‑of‑way. “This actually showed up in a 2007 transportation plan that we did,” the staff speaker said,…
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