ADOT schedules meetings for Pinal County corridor project
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PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public comment as it begins an engineering and environmental study for the portion of the proposed North-South Corridor, known as State Route 505, between Florence and Eloy in Pinal County.
The study spans 31 miles of Segment 2 of the North-South Corridor from Arizona Farms Road near Florence to Interstate 10 near Eloy.
“The North-South Corridor is intended to improve the transportation network by accommodating the current and future population, improving access and regional mobility, providing an alternative to I-10, improving north-to-south connectivity and integrating with the region’s transportation network,” an ADOT release stated.
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ADOT schedules meetings for Pinal County corridor project
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PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public comment as it begins an engineering and environmental study for the portion of the proposed North-South Corridor, known as State Route 505, between Florence and Eloy in Pinal County.
The study spans 31 miles of Segment 2 of the North-South Corridor from Arizona Farms Road near Florence to Interstate 10 near Eloy.
“The North-South Corridor is intended to improve the transportation network by accommodating the current and future population, improving access and regional mobility, providing an alternative to I-10, improving north-to-south connectivity and integrating with the region’s transportation network,” an ADOT release stated.
ADOT is beginning a tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement and Design Concept Report for the proposed project that will:
Develop and evaluate a range of alternatives for potential 400-foot-wide freeway alignments within the selected 1,500-foot Tier 1 study corridor, as well as potential interchange locations and other design features.
Identify environmental considerations and potential impact avoidance, minimization and mitigation efforts.
Develop design concepts for the alternatives.
Prepare draft and final EIS and DCR documents identifying the preferred alternative
and issue a Record of Decision identifying the selected alternative.
The study “would build upon the purpose and need identified in the previous Tier 1 North-South Corridor Study, which was to provide a continuous, access-controlled north-to-south transportation corridor,” according to the release.
Two in-person public meetings and a virtual meeting are designed to provide an overview of the study. The public comment period lasts through Sept. 8.
The following in-person public meetings are scheduled:
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, Florence High School Gym, 1000 S. Main St. A presentation begins at 6 p.m.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School Auditorium, 900 N. Main St., Eloy. A presentation begins at 6 p.m.
A virtual public meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 14. To participate:
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