In partnership with the town of Queen Creek, Pinal County is completing the Meridian Road project.
Queen Creek and Pinal County broke ground on the project in August 2021.
Under the project, a new three-lane roadway has been constructed complete with traffic signals, water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure.
Construction is scheduled to be completed at the end of July. The segment of Meridian Road between Germann Road and State Route 24 initially will be open to local traffic only until Aug. 11. After that, the road will be open to all commuters.
DCS contracting was hired to complete the project. The project's construction was administered by Pinal County's consultant CEI and has come in under budget and ahead of the SR 24 freeway.
“The project's successful construction is an excellent example of partnerships both public and private we. We can’t wait to open Meridian fully to commuters come August,” said Pinal County Assistant County Engineer Celeste Garza.
Queen Creek Vice Mayor Jeff Brown said that while touring the area in June, council members discovered that the city of Mesa-led project for the Signal Butte Road connection to SR 24 is not expected to be ready until February 2023 due to some material shortages.
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Meet Janet Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.
Community: A long-time pet owner, she supports animal welfare causes.
Education: University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in journalism and a minor in political science.
Random Fact: She had a head full of random facts.
Hobbies: Reading, watching documentaries, cooking and playing with her dogs.
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