By Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa.com
City studies future roadways, linkage to I-11 In March, governors Jan Brewer of Arizona and Brian Sandoval of Nevada unveiled the sign for what they hope will be Interstate 11 carrying traffic from I-10 at Casa Grande to Las Vegas. View Gallery
Traffic flow tends to be employment related. That is the driving force behind transportation recommendations that have come to Maricopa.
Every transportation discussion leads to the proposed Interstate 11. That is envisioned as running from Las Vegas to Wickenburg, replacing U.S. 93 and Interstate 515, to become the Hassayampa Freeway, loop west of the Phoenix metropolitan area, run south of Maricopa and east to a proposed Pinal North-South Freeway.
As engineers plan more local parkways to move residents efficiently and safely, they have to work the future I-11 into the mix – even though it still is only in the proposed stage.
