New ADOT North-South Corridor would create traffic relief for Southeast Valley | Phoenix Traffic

MESA, AZ (3TV / CBS 5) – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has selected a 55 mile north-south corridor through Pinal County that will not only relieve traffic from Phoenix to Tucson, but areas of that as well Valley. ADOT would like to connect those living in Queen Creek, San Tan and the overall congestion along I-10 to Tucson on the 55-mile route that would run from US-60 and Ironwood along I-10 to Eloy. “The purpose of the study on the North-South Corridor is to improve the region’s transport network to accommodate current and future population and employment growth, to improve access to future development centers and other centers of activity, to increase regional mobility improve, provide an alternative and reduce congestion on Interstate 10, improve north-south connectivity and integrate the regional transportation network, “said a press release from ADOT. Garin Groff of ADOT says it is a big project that Could take years, but well worth the effort. “This is a large corridor. It’s 55 miles from US 60 in Apache Junction to Interstate 10 in Eloy. This is a corridor that ADOT has been exploring for several years to improve the north-south connection and to serve future growth in the region, “says Groff. “We look at this corridor for both current transportation needs and the population and business growth we expect to see in this space in the coming decades.” “This new 55-mile corridor will be and will be an alternative to Interstate 10 help reduce traffic jams on one of the main routes between Phoenix and Tucson. “We know there are a lot of houses that are already pretty close to this corridor, and there are many more to come in the future, as well as a lot of companies. So this is going to be a very important corridor. That’s why we’ve had this for some time Years ago, “says Groff. “This will be built in many parts over many years. More research is needed to determine which part of the corridor to start with and how it will evolve over time. ”The North-South Corridor Connector is one of three major projects that have now identified a corridor but there is no money to build it. Other planned highways include State Route 30, which would begin at the Durango Curve and follow the Salt River to Avondale and Goodyear, and Interstate 11, which would traverse the entire state from the Hoover Dam via Wickenburg and south to Nogales. All of these projects are currently just lines on a map, but for any of them to be built, the state would have to raise some funding. The federal government will likely be part of the equation, but so will a transportation tax like the one that voters approved to build Loop 101 and 202 around the Valley. For more information on this north-south corridor project, visit the website here, email northsouth@azdot.gov, or call 1-855-712-8530. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.

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