Public Comment Period Begins For North-South Corridor Environmental Study

The Arizona Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking comments on the North-South Corridor and changes to the proposed corridor alternatives, from the public and agencies.

There have been several changes to the study since 2014, when the last formal public comment period was held. Most notable is the switch to a different environmental review process – a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement. This tiered environmental study will establish the selected alternative, while funding is pursued for further studies.

During the previous project-level environmental review in late 2014, an Alternatives Selection Report was presented. Since that time, some of the proposed alternative corridors have been modified to avoid sensitive resources. Those modified alternative corridor options are now ready for review via an online mapping and comment tool that can be accessed here: azdot.gov/NorthSouthCorridorStudy.

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