PHOENIX - A Phoenix Republican lawmaker is trying to jump start construction of a controversial stretch of the proposed Interstate 11.
The proposal by Rep. Matt Gress would direct the Arizona Department of Transportation ask the Federal Highway Administration to consider a stretch between Casa Grande and Wickenburg separately.
He said that would expedite the necessary studies that have been halted because of litigation over whether state and federal highway officials ignored environmental concerns when they mapped out a route for the segment between Casa Grande and Nogales.
