By Adrian Hedden | The Republic
With a budget surplus and recovering economy, Maricopa County transportation officials could have funding for the Interstate 10 reliever route, State Route 30, and the extension of State Route 24 in Mesa.
Two significant freeway projects that could help ease commutes on opposite ends of the Phoenix area are competing for funding as the economic recovery puts deferred road construction work back on the drawing board.
State Route 30 would provide relief for drivers in the West Valley by diverting traffic from Interstate 10 for about 13 miles through Goodyear, Avondale and west Phoenix.
State Route 24 in Mesa would extend the existing highway by about three miles, easing the drive between the city and the San Tan Valley area in Pinal County, where several master-planned housing communities are located.
