The Arizona Department of Transportation is hosting an online meeting about a project --the State Route 24 freeway --  that will affect most of the East Valley.

The meeting is set for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Zoom link is bit.ly/StateRoute24

• Meeting ID: 848 4394 6696
• Passcode: 667066
• Phone: 833-548-0276 (English only)

The meeting will include a presentation on the project at 6 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session where the public will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments. 

Can’t attend the meeting? Meeting materials will be posted to the project website on Oct. 17.

A recording of the meeting will be posted to the website after the meeting.

Project elements include: 

• Widening SR 24 by two lanes in each direction between Loop 202 and Williams Field Road and one lane in each direction between Williams Field Road and Ironwood Drive 

• Constructing new bridges over Williams Field, Crismon, Signal Butte and Meridian roads
• Adding a diverging diamond interchange at Ironwood Drive
• Widening Loop 202 by an additional lane near the SR 24 system interchange
• Constructing new elevated ramps between Ellsworth Road and Loop 202 in both directions, which will include new bridges

The project is currently planned to advertise for construction in spring 2026. This project is funded in part through Proposition 479, a dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation approved by Maricopa County voters in 2024. 

Project website: azdot.gov/ImprovingSR24

Learn more by email at projects@azdot.gov.

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