(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the region.)
By ADOT
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a final 55-mile North-South Corridor through Pinal County as part of the Final Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD), which was released today. The Tier 1 EIS identifies the selected corridor, which stretches from US 60 in Apache Junction to Interstate 10 in Eloy.
The study also incorporates a proposed extension of State Route 24 from Ironwood Drive to the North-South Corridor. The Final Tier 1 EIS, conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), incorporates changes based on comments received on the Draft Tier 1 EIS, which was released for public review and comment in October 2019, as well as updated analysis based on new information.
The purpose of the North-South Corridor study is to enhance the area’s transportation network to accommodate the current and future population and employment growth, improving access to future development and other centers of activity, improving regional mobility, providing an alternative to and reducing congestion on Interstate 10, improving north-to-south connectivity and integrating the region’s transportation network.
“It’s great to see a project we’ve been working on for 15 years get sited. It was worth the wait to open Pinal County up for further success!”
–Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group founder and president
