Supervisors have mixed reactions to proposed Pinal freeway corridor
by Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch
This map shows the state’s preferred corridor for a future north-south freeway in purple. The route supported by Pinal County and local cities and towns is shown in green./Pinal County
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors discussed what members liked and didn’t like about the Arizona Department of Transportation’s “preferred corridor” for a future north-south freeway at a work session Wednesday.
Supervisor Todd House, R-Apache Junction said he liked the alignment along Mountain View Road in the northern part of the project. “The original alignment with Ironwood would’ve been chaos.”
Supervisors Chairman Mike Goodman, R-San Tan Valley disagreed, saying the corridor is 8 miles east of the county’s biggest population center, San Tan Valley. He said ADOT’s proposal is great for the State Land Department, but “it doesn’t do much for our needs.”
