Through WittDev LLC, BNSF plans to bid on more than 3,500 acres of Arizona State Land Department parcels just northwest of Surprise for a proposed intermodal facility and logistics center. Photo via Arizona State Land Department
By Audrey Jensen | Phoenix Business Journal
One of the country’s largest freight companies plans to bid on more than 3,500 acres of state land for a proposed intermodal facility and industrial complex in the Phoenix region, according to public records.
Through WittDev LLC, Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. applied in March 2021 to purchase the Arizona State Land Department property located in the West Valley, state records show. This application process allows private developers or individuals to request a public auction of state land; the state land commissioner has the power to approve or deny the request.
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