It’s not exactly the opening of the Panama Canal or the Golden Gate Bridge, but a small, significant transportation milestone is coming to Mesa this week.
Depending on how far work crews get this weekend after last week’s rain, the nation’s first four-way roundabout across light rail tracks will open up on Main Street at Horne either tomorrow, Oct. 15, or Tuesday, Oct. 16.
It will mark a major step in Valley Metro’s $184 million extension of the Main Street light rail line to Gilbert Road, which is expected to be fully complete by late spring.
And it’s the first part of what could even be a bigger project, as Valley Metro and the city are talking about possibly pushing light rail service into the Fiesta District in the future.
