As enhanced weapons and ammunition are fielded and used for training, FMR will need
to evaluate current firing range modeling to determine how the range SDZs change. If
the SDZs increase in size, there is the potential they may extend outside FMR’s boundary
and thereby pose risks to personnel and resources on private and public lands unless
actions are taken to mitigate the impacts.
Issue:
SA‐2
AZARNG Site:
Florence
Military
Reservation
AZARNG movement between east and west
side of Florence Military Reservation is
unsafe.
State Route 79 bisects Florence Military
Reservation. There are concerns for the safety of
AZARNG Soldiers traveling by foot and vehicles
crossing State Route 79 because there are no
traffic control mechanisms or alert systems in
place.
Compatibility Assessment
State Route 79 runs through from north to south, adjacent to FMR, and through the
southern portion of the installation. It serves as the main access route to FMR. The
cantonment area, located at the southern end of the installation, is bisected by SR 79.
There are field maintenance shops and Readiness Centers on either side of the route,
requiring installation personnel to cross SR 79 to access the different sites. Speed limits
along SR 79 near the entrance of FMR are 65 mph. Additionally, there are no pedestrian
roadway improvements to assist in crossing the state route.
In 2012, an AZARNG Soldier was injured during a military training operation when his
convoy attempted to cross SR 79 at the entrance of FMR. Since this incident, it was
identified through interviews with AZARNG personnel that soldiers are to cross SR 79 only
when in a vehicle and not on foot. This can be cumbersome and still represents a safety
hazard as speeds on the roadway are high and there are no dedicated turn lanes into the
cantonment area.
Background Report
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