City contracts could move stalled Edison Road extension
By Ethan McSweeney | InMaricopa
An extension of Edison Road west to State Route 238 will begin construction this summer pending approval of a contract by the Maricopa City Council in July.
That extension would allow the Estrella Gin Business Park, which is planned along the new Edison Road route, to move forward, but no definitive start date has been set for construction to begin on the project.
At its July 19 meeting, the Maricopa City Council will decide on a construction contract for the Edison Road extension past Maricopa Fire Department Station 575, where the road currently ends, said Josh Plumb, city engineering and floodplain manager. The extension would turn the two-lane road north through the future business park and connect to SR 238, providing an alternate route from State Route 347.
There is no price tag on the construction yet, Plumb said, as the details of the contract are still being negotiated.
Plumb said construction on the road extension will begin about one month after approval from the council, with construction slated to take about nine months.
