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Transportation Commission April 02, 2025
Kyrene Branch & Highline
Canal Shared-Use Path
Project
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
EXISTING CANAL PATH NETWORK
S. KYRENE RD.
PRICE RD
E. BASELINE RD
E. RAY RD
S. POWER RD
N. POWER RD
S. VAL VISTA DR
N. VAL VISTA DR
SOUTH CANAL
EASTERN CANAL
TEMPE CANAL
WESTERN LATERAL
CONSOLIDATED CANAL
GILBERT
QUEEN
CREEK
MESA
TEMPE
SCOTTSDALE
PHOENIX
HIGHLINE CANAL
CHANDLER
KYRENE BRANCH
CANAL
• Note: improved and unimproved
path surfaces shown on the map
• Some portions of some path
segments shown deviate from
the canal at locations where the
canal goes underground and a
continuous path is not feasible
NOTES
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
PROJECT PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, & SCHEDULE
• Improve aesthetics, accessibility, and safety
• Connect to the Regional Trail System
• Maintain the historic public recreational use
of canals
• Enhance crossing safety and connectivity
• Increase active transportation
opportunities in Chandler
• Preliminary Planning Study Through MAG
Design Assistance - Completed
• Final Design - Underway
Note: Design cannot be completed until Temporary Construction
Easements have been obtained and the Environmental, Right-of-
Way, and Utility Clearances have been obtained.
• Construction - Beginning in Spring/Summer
2026
PROJECT PURPOSE AND
OBJECTIVES
PROJECT
SCHEDULE
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL & HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATH - LAND USE AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
• The canal system is owned by the United States of America and
is managed by SRP, acting on behalf of the Federal Bureau of
Reclamation (BOR)-Beginning Sept 2023, SRP will restrict 'urban
camping' on BOR Land. Violations will be considered trespassing.
• Since 1964, SRP and City Partners have developed over 80 miles
of canal trails that are open to the public for recreational use.
• Improvements along the Highline Canal and Kyrene Branch Ca-
nal are granted through a Land Use License Agreement issued
by SRP to the City of Chandler.
• The Roosevelt Ave. Bridge over the Kyrene Branch Canal is
within SRP Right-of-Way. License agreement prohibits the re-
striction of equestrian, bicycle and pedestrian use of canal banks.
NOTES
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CITY OF TEMPE
CITY OF TEMPE
CITY OF TEMPE
CITY OF TEMPE
CITY OF PHOENIX
CITY OF PHOENIX
CITY OF PHOENIX
CITY OF PHOENIX
CITY OF CHANDLER
CITY OF CHANDLER
CITY OF CHANDLER
CITY OF CHANDLER
S. PRIEST DR.
RAY RD.
S. KYRENE RD.
KNOX RD.
DEL RIO ST.
LINDA LN.
IMPROVED PATH
SURFACE
IMPROVED PATH
SURFACE
UNIMPROVED
PATH SURFACE
UNIMPROVED
PATH SURFACE
UNIMPROVED
PATH SURFACE
LEGEND:
Canal
Residential
Commercial
Subdivisions
City Limits
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CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
CITY OF CHANDLER - TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (2019 UPDATE)
BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN RECOMMENDATIONS 2020-2040
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Appleby Trail
Ashley Trail
Eastern Canal Path
Consolidated Canal Path/Paseo Trail
Western Canal Path
Highline Lateral Canal Path
Kyrene Branch Canal Path
Elliot Rd
Warner Rd
Ray Rd
Pecos Rd
Germann Rd
Queen Creek Rd
Ocotillo Rd
Chandler Heights Rd
Chandler Blvd
Riggs Rd
Hunt Hwy
Val Vista Dr
Lindsay Rd
Gilbert Rd
Cooper Rd
McQueen Rd
Alma School Rd
Dobson Rd
Old Price Rd
Arizona Ave
McClintock Dr
Rural Rd
Kyrene Rd
56th St
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2019 Update
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2020-2040
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Study Area
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Railroad
State Highway
Major Street
Local Street
Bicycle Facilities
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Shared Use Path – Unpaved
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Enhanced Bicycle Parking
On-Street Separated/Buffered
Bike Lane
Highline Lateral Canal Path
Kyrene Branch Canal Path
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL NORTH
K2
TYPICAL SECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL - PROJECT AREA KEY MAP & PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
RAILROAD
N. McKEMY AVE
N. ROOSEVELT AVE
W. KNOX RD
W. RAY RD
N. KYRENE RD
K2
K1
K3
K4
KEY MAP LEGEND
MIDBLOCK PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
K1
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL NORTH
SHARED USE PATH
K2
MCKEMY CROSSING
K3
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL SOUTH
SHARED USE PATH
K4
W. KNOX RD
TEMPE KYRENE BRANCH
CANAL PATH
W. LINDA LN
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL SOUTH
K4
TYPICAL SECTION (LOOKING SOUTH)
NOTE: ALL PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE WITHIN PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS & BICYCLISTS.
G1
G1
ACCESS GATE
G1
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
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ROOSEVELT
AVE
NORTH
TUSCANY
TUSCANY
TUSCANY
TUSCANY
MATCHLINE SEE BELOW LEFT
P3
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Rest Area
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LINDA LN
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL
MCKEMY AVE
RAY RD
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Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Bike Repair Station
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
P3
Bike Repair Station
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
P3
Bike Repair Station
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL AND RAY ROAD - ROLL PLOT
SEE MATCHLINE A BELOW
SEE MATCHLINE B BELOW
45
RAY RD
MCKEMY
AVE
NORTH
B.
FOR CONTINUATION SEE FIGURE A ABOVE
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Shaded Rest Area
Bike Repair Station
SEE MATCHLINE A ABOVE
SEE MATCHLINE C NEXT PAGE
SEE MATCHLINE B ABOVE
NORTH
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL AND KYRENE ROAD - ROLL PLOT
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL
RAY RANCH ESTATES
TUSCANY
TROVITA
MATCHLINE SEE ABOVE RIGHT
KRISTIN LN
B.
NTINUATION
RE B ABOVE
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Rest Area
0.27 miles
SEE MATCHLINE C PREVIOUS PAGE
SEE MATCHLINE D BOTTOM LEFT
RAY RANCH ESTATES
NORTH
SEE MATCHLINE D TOP RIGHT
SEE MATCHLINE E RIGHT
SEE MATCHLINE E LEFT
45
KYRENE BRANCH CANAL
KYRENE RD
KNOX RD
KNOX RD
FOR CONTINUATION
SEE FIGURE B ABOVE
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Paseo Trail
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Rest Area
50 feet
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
Paseo Trail
Bike Repair Station
1.6 miles
1.65 miles
Kyrene Branch Canal
Shared Use Path
City of Tempe
City of Chandler
NORTH
NORTH
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
KYRENE ROAD MIDBLOCK PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL (LOCATED IN THE CITY OF TEMPE)
N. KYRENE RD
EXISTING CATCH BASIN
PROPOSED PLANTING
PROPOSED CITY
OF TEMPE TRAFFIC
SIGNAL
PROPOSED SIDEWALK RAMP
MIDBLOCK PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
K1
PROPOSED
SIDEWALK
PROPOSED SIGNALIZED
CROSSWALK
PROPOSED
SIDEWALK
KYRENE
BRANCH
CANAL
KYRENE
BRANCH
CANAL
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
HIGHLINE CANAL - PROJECT AREA KEY MAP & PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
54TH ST
W. ORCHID LN
W. RAY RD
S. PRIEST DR
SOUTH HIGHLINE
LATERAL CANAL
EXISTING HIGHLINE CANAL
MULTI-USE PATH (TEMPE)
I-10 MARICOPA FREEWAY
CITY OF TEMPE
CITY OF CHANDLER
KEY MAP LEGEND
HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATH
H1
HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATH
TO 54TH ST BIKE LANES
H2
ORCHID LN TO 900’ SOUTH BIKE LANES
H4
54TH ST TO PRIEST DR BIKE LANES
H3
H1
H2
H3
H4
HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATH
H1
TYPICAL SECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
HIGHLINE CANAL - ROLL PLOT
HIGHLINE CANAL
D LN
I-10 Pedestrian
Bridge
0.5 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
City of Tempe
Kiwanis Park
Western Canal Path
0.25 miles
4.15 miles
3.82 miles
Shopping Centers
Ray Road
Priest Drive
g Centers
Ray Road
Priest Drive
P3
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
Rest Area
NORTH
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
ORCHID LANE - ROLL PLOT
25
35
25
HIGHLINE CANAL
54TH ST
ORCHID LN
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
City of Tempe
Kiwanis Park
Western Canal Path
0.25 miles
4.15 miles
3.82 miles
Shopping Centers
Ray Road
Priest Drive
Shopping Centers
0.3 miles
1.6 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
0.13 miles
0.13 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
Shopping Centers
1.6 miles
P5
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
Ray Road
Shopping Centers
0.26 miles
0.3miles
Priest Drive
0.29 miles
P3
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
Rest Area
P3
Highline
Shared Use Pa
Rest Area
SEE MATCHLINE BELOW
SEE MATCHLINE ABOVE
PRIEST DR
NORTH
35
1.6 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
0.4 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
0.4 miles
NORTH
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
54TH ST - ROLL PLOT
35
25
54TH
54TH ST
RAY RD
ORCHID LN
54TH ST
35
Shopping Centers
0.3 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
0.13 miles
Shopping Centers
0.3 miles
1.6 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
0.13 miles
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
1.6 miles
P5
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
Ray Road
Shopping Centers
0.26 miles
0.3miles
Priest Drive
0.29 miles
NORTH
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS
ORCHID LN TO 900’ SOUTH BIKE LANES
H4
54TH ST TO PRIEST DR BIKE LANES
H3
HIGHLINE CANAL TO 54TH ST BIKE LANES
H2
WB
WB
SB
EB
EB
NB
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
POTENTIAL PROJECT ELEMENTS
PHOENIX • ARIZONA CANAL
VALLEY PATH WAYFINDING (KYRENE)
CUSTOM WAYFINDING (HIGHLINE)
SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING OPTIONS
PROPOSED PATH LIGHTING
LIGHTING
CUSTOM BENCH SEATING (KYRENE)
PRE-FABRICATED BENCH SEATING (KYRENE)
ACCESS GATE (KYRENE)
SITE FURNISHINGS
TRASH RECEPTACLE
BIKE REPAIR STATION
NOTE: LOCATION WILL BE ON KYRENE
BRANCH CANAL, SOUTH OF RAY ROAD.
MUTT MITT DOG WASTE STATION
WEBCAST RINGBOLLARD
BICYCLE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE
-2"
P3
P2
8
2'-1"
2'-6"
P5
Highline Canal
Shared Use Path
City of Tempe
Kiwanis Park
Western Canal Path
0.25 miles
4.15 miles
2'-0"
3.82 miles
Shopping Centers
Ray Road
Priest Drive
DOUBLE SIDED
A
A
B
B
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
0.5 FC
TEMPLATE LINE
ACTUAL
LIGHT CUTOFF
PHOTOMETRIC WEB
(DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT IN 3D)
1.0 FC
TEMPLATE LINE
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY LINE (0.0 FC)
KYRENE PATH LIGHTING - LIGHT DISTRIBUTION EXHIBIT
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Meeting
Date
Public Meeting #1
Preliminary Design - 30 Attendees
August 2022
Public Meeting #2
Final Design - 24 Attendees
December 2023
Stakeholder Meetings
Tuscany HOA and Warner Ranch HOA
March 2024 - August 2024
Transportation Commission Meeting
April 2025
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
APRIL 2025
KYRENE/HIGHLINE CANAL SHARED USE PATHWAYS
PREVIOUS PUBLIC FEEDBACK
Public Concerns
Response
Restricting private vehicles from using canal
SRP provided temporary access gates to restrict vehicular access; Permanent
access gates included with this project
Traffic impacts for path users crossing Roosevelt Ave and
protection of private property
Design includes proposed stop and stay on trail signs for path users
approaching Roosevelt Ave. private property signage can be included with
adjacent property owner coordination.
Need lighting along path for safety/security but concerned with
light spillage into backyards
Design includes proposed lighting along pathway utilizing a light fixture with a
house side shield to prevent light spillage onto adjacent property
Maintaining cleanliness of trash, debris, and pet waste
Design includes proposed trash receptacles and pet waste stations. City
will begin maintaining path after construction (currently not being regularly
maintained).
Traffic impacts due to new traffic signal on Ray Road
The new pedestrian traffic signal crossing Ray Road has been omitted from
design
Missing sidewalk along Kyrene Road at north end of Kyrene
Branch Canal path
Design includes proposed sidewalk along Kyrene Road to complete missing
sidewalk gap
Designate and show hours the shared path is open for use.
The 60% design included path hours on the multi-use path rules and
regulations signs. Per comments received by SRP, the sign cannot state hours.
This language has been removed from the rules and regulation signage.
Thank You!
QUESTIONS?