Comments for “Yavapai County Regionally Significant Roads Study - Cornville Road”
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Perhaps a set of rolling speed bumps with reduced speed approaching 89A. The kind you can drive over without crawling over them. Low cost!
It is hard to exit Tissaw.
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I would prefer to see a single traffic light at Cornville Rd. & VSF Parkway. Every home in VSF is able to access the VSF parkway, and would allow a safer method of getting onto Cornville Rd. The light could be on a sensor to only change to red on Cornville Rd when there is traffic coming out of the parkway, and could be changed to a blinking yellow/red light from 9PM - 5AM.
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Roundabouts, bike lanes, trail access are all needed. We are growing and we have to accommodate for that growth in the safest way possible.
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Why not consider a beltway loop parkway that bypasses Cornville east of the switchbacks past the commercial and river park area? If safety is truly a concern, congested traffic through areas of pedestrians and children needs to be re-routed in the long term. Might as well do it now.
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I'm not seeing any comments about where they are taking the land from to widen Cornville Rd. Since they are planning this new development across from VSF, the county should take the land from the developer on that side of the road and have them contribute heavily to the cost of making any modifications to Cornville Rd as part of their permit requirement. It's the right thing to do since their development will be increasing traffic significantly and that should be part of their cost in planning to build there.
Also, with any road expansion, there should be noise barriers added, to reduce the traffic noise in VSF and other communities.
Installing a traffic light at the intersections of VSF Pkwy and Tissaw w Cornville Road is the best idea. People will be able to make their left turns out of VSF safely and having lights there will slow things down. It may even discourage some truck drivers from taking that route.
I think roundabouts are a terrible idea. Part of the reason we have so much traffic now on Cornville Rd is because they added all of those roundabouts between Cottonwood and I-17 on 260. Everyone now avoids those, especially the truck drivers, so they take Cornville Rd instead. It's ridiculous that all all of those roundabouts were added in preparation for development that hasn't happened and as a result, we now now have a traffic issue on Cornville Rd. Roundabouts aren't great solutions; they just create more bottlenecks and congestion and many people don't know how to drive in them properly which creates safety issues.
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Coming out of Amante is very dangerous as there is a dip in the road from east bound traffic. It is difficult to see, and people speed along Cornville Road. There needs to be a round about in all three exits coming out of Verde Santa Fe.
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Amante residents would like a roundabout at the mouth of our community to allow passage out of the neighborhood. This would protect us from future accidents. The low spot just up the road toward Cornville creates a blind spot of vehicles coming toward Amante Drive.
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I believe a stoplight may be a preferred solution. Any road designs to slow traffic on Cornville Road at Tissaw need to also slow traffic on Tissaw. Tissaw, where the posted speed limit is 25 MPH, already suffers from speeders, many exceeding 50 MPH thru a neighborhood with a great number of pedestrians. Police enforcement is minimal at best along Tissaw historically. The installation of speed bumps would greatly improve the situation.
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This location could be much safer for drivers and pedestrians after dark with better lighting.
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I think the speed should be reduced to 25 or 35 on Cornville Rd where all of Verde Santa Fe is. It is very difficult and dangerous to make a left hand turn out of Amante at times. I am not sure a round about will work but that is an option or another light or stop sign. It is so close to the other light so that poses a dilemma. I am also concerned about more congestion once construction starts across the road. There seems to be only one way out of Amante and that is to Cornville Rd. I think there needs to be another road out in case the road is closed down or there is some disaster and we have to evacuate. Very dangerous to only have one exit to a main road.
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The corner of Cornville Rd and Hwy 89A needs to be completely revamped NOW, before any construction takes place. I have been hit there, as have many of my friends and neighbors. Because westbound Cornville Rd only widens to its 3 lanes (left turn, straight, right turn) very close to its junction with 89A, traffic backs up past Amante as people wait to choose their lane. People drive on the right shoulder to pass others. People go through red lights. I've seen several drivers traveling east from Mingus Ave, proceed straight ahead on the green TURNING LEFT light and almost hit other cars.
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I think the best solution may be to police that road and let people know there is zero tolerance for speeding. The roundabouts take up a lot of property and if you look to what has happened in Sedona all of those roundabouts have not alleviated any traffic or accidents, there are still many accidents at the roundabouts.
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The previous comment on the need for a STOP LIGHT at Tissaw Rd. is spot on! Traffic circle(s) and/or a lower speed limit would be nice, but neither will provide the desperately needed TRAFFIC BREAKS that will enable space for safe left turns onto Cornville Rd. from VSF Parkway and Amante Dr. Only a stop light can do this.
Also, a load limit that is ENFORCED would be helpful, to get the huge trucks (trying to avoid the new traffic circles on SR260 into Cottonwood) to go back to the safest truck route (260) into the city. Cornville Rd. is too narrow and wind-y, and has too many cross streets for those big rigs. -
In the past 1 ½ - 2 years, I and many other VSF residents have noticed a significant increase in the volume of traffic in both directions on Cornville Road. My belief is that this started to avoid the Rt 260 construction and continued when the construction was completed as to avoid the 8 roundabout slowdowns. In our household we call Cornville Road, “The Cottonwood Beltway”.
“The Cottonwood Beltway” is a serious hazard for the residents in VSF Community. Below is a list of my observations:
• The most excessive volumes of traffic seem to be weekdays, 8-9 morning hours and 3-6 evening hours.
o During these times while waiting to turn on Cornville Rd, I have sometimes counted as many as 20-25 cars in a row passing on Cornville Road. Trying to make a left or right turn out of any of the three VSF intersections is exceedingly dangerous as the traffic in the either direction can be equally excessive.
o Excessive traffic is NOT limited to these hours. Weekends and holidays also have high volumes at varying times.• Drivers making left or right turns on to Cornville Road have their line of sight reduced or completely obstructed.
o Drivers line of site is blocked and/or reduced by cars in the Cornville Road right turn lanes into VSF.
o Drivers line of site is blocked by an adjacent car making the opposite turn on to Cornville Road.
o These drivers also become anxious due to the long wait time to compete turn. Drivers are sometimes observed speeding out quickly into their left turn; taking a chance I know they would not normally take.
o Hampered line of site coupled with the high speed of the oncoming traffic magnifies impairment of the driver’s decision process.• Speed is also a factor on Cornville Road. The speed limit in front of VSF is 50 MPH. However, it is obvious to me and others that this is not adhered to by drivers, making the VSF intersections dangerous.
• There has also been an increase in heavy trucks on Cornville Road. This includes the 53’ tractor-trailer trucks, cement trucks, and heavy-load dump trucks. Again, I assume many of these trucks are taking this route to avoid the ubiquitous 260 roundabouts.
o As these trucks are heading west on Cornville road, they are on a long downgrade before passing the Tissaw Rd. Because their previous speed was 50 MPH or higher, the truckers must use their engine braking to slow down especially with heavy loads. This is concerning as they probably could not stop quickly if there was an incident at the Tissaw intersection.
o This is as dangerous and concerning as the same heavy-loaded trucks that are going east-bound down the S-curves into the village of Cornville. -
Turning left from Amante Dr onto Cornville Road needs to be addressed. It is dangerous because of the traffic and speed. A round-about would be ok.
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Reduce the speed on Cornville road from the switchbacks to 89a at least to 45 or maybe even 35. Use solar traffic signs like in Cornville proper area to remind and slow traffic. There is no need to go up to 50 mph for that short stretch of road past all the residential areas....
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I exit Verde Santa Fe Parkway at Cornville Road. Most times of the day there is a long wait to exit safely. When a car is in the turning lane, it creates a dangerous blind spot for any traffic that may be blocked by the turning vehicle. A roundabout would offer safer navigation at this intersection.
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It is frustratingly next to impossible at times to get onto Cornville Road from Verde Santa Fe Parkway due to the heavy traffic coming from both the 89A/Cornville/Mingus Road intersection and from Cornville. Recommend a stop light or stop signs to slow down traffic on Cornville Road. I've nearly been hit several times while trying to pull out onto Cornville Road. Thank you.
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Due to the volume of morning and afternoon traffic on Cornville Road, better protected access from Verde Santa Fe Parkway, making a left turn across eastbound traffic is required. A traffic entry lane with a right hand merge is recommended.
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A traffic circle has been discussed for the Tissaw Rd intersection for a number of years. With a traffic circle, it would be nice for the speed limit to be reduced from 50 mph to 35 mph between Tissaw Rd and 89A. This would do two things - space traffic as it approaches Santa Fe Parkway and it would enable traffic to more safely enter Cornville Road going west.
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Due to the volume of morning and afternoon traffic on Cornville Road, better protected access from Amante Dr, making a left turn across eastbound traffic is required. A traffic entry lane with a right hand merge is recommended.
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To ADOT, if considering more round-abouts I would suggest considering south New Jersey's experience with them. They had round-abouts for decades. They were much larger than ours to allow for large trucks and other vehicles. They have recently cut through virtually all of them to create straight roads with traffic lights in order to better expedite traffic. They found after years that round-abouts were not the panacea.
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I think a round about is also needed at the intersection of Amante & Cornville Rd in addition to the one planned for Tissaw. a bike lane would also be a great idea.
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The American Legion has proposed plans for construction of a Post/Lodge Building on the property on north side of Cornville Rd. at this location. It will need ingress/egress to Cornville Rd. and a turn lane will off of Cornville Rd. may be needed to make for a safe entrance to the Post property
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I agree that we need a roundabout at Page Springs & Cornville Rd. Very hard to turn left, not only because of High traffic but many are totally speeding. You take a big chance to turn safely or wait forever. Would also like to see a roundabout at Beaver head flats for the same reason. Again another roundabout at Page Springs road and 89a. How many more people have to die at this intersection before something is done? Is there a way to prohibit truck traffic on Cornville to only local delivery's in Cornville? I appreciate the opportunity to express my concerns, thank you.