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Mohave County approves Bank Street as county highway, denies South Glenn Canyon designation
Summary
The board approved designating two miles of Bank Street as a county highway and programmed $400,000 for design and right-of-way; it denied a petition to designate South Glenn Canyon Road after staff found it met only one of 14 technical criteria.
Mohave County supervisors on April 20 approved a resolution to designate a two-mile stretch of Bank Street as a county highway and denied a separate petition to designate South Glenn Canyon Road.
The Bank Street designation (Resolution 2026-068) was presented by county staff as a prerequisite for using Highway User Revenue Funds (HERF) to fund design and right-of-way work. Staff said the FY27 proposal includes roughly $400,000 for design and right-of-way acquisition to hard-surface the segment from the north end of Prairie Heights subdivision to Kelly Custrano.
"Staff is recommending Bank Street be established to extend the county highway designation to Calle Castrano as it serves as a north-south route to and from north Kingman," a staff presenter said during the public hearing. The board voted to approve the resolution by voice vote.
Public commenters offered mixed views. Steven Robinson, a Golden Valley landowner, questioned the benefit of turning several miles of remote road into a county highway and noted the road currently ends near a wash. Jennifer Esposito, a Butler subdivision resident, said the area’s unpaved crossings and flooding make county attention worthwhile if it improves safety: "Anything that…the one thing that I do approve spending government money on is roads." Another speaker, who identified himself as "Scotty from Bullhead," warned about the potential cost to taxpayers if development follows a highway designation.
On the separate petition to designate South Glenn Canyon Road (Resolution 2026-069), staff told the board the route met only one of 14 technical criteria established by the board in 2000 and does not demonstrate a regional transportation purpose. Director Latoski (as recorded) recommended denial. Supervisor Letman moved to deny the resolution; the board voted to deny it.
The decisions are procedural steps tied to the county’s ability to deploy HERF funds. For Bank Street, staff said designation is required under statutory HERF rules to allow the county to expend funds for design, right-of-way and eventual construction.
What happens next: staff will proceed with the FY27 design and right-of-way work for the Bank Street segment; the county will not program HERF funds for South Glenn Canyon Road unless a new petition meets board criteria.
Votes and actions at a glance: the board approved Resolution 2026-068 (Bank Street) and denied Resolution 2026-069 (South Glenn Canyon Road).
