By Patrick McNamara | Arizona Daily Star
A report on the possible economic impacts of a proposed connection between interstates 10 and 19 says the new highway would provide a multibillion-dollar influx into the regional economy.
The Pima County-commissioned report by Phoenix-based Applied Economics estimates a Sonoran Corridor bypass connecting the two interstates south of Tucson International Airport would eventually create a $32.2 billion annual impact to the regional economy.
That assessment comes at a time when Pima County voters have begun to receive election ballots, which include a proposition to put $30 million into construction of the Sonoran Corridor project.
