Construction on interim 5-mile Gateway Freeway to begin in 2020
Area residents hope it will relieve ‘horrible traffic in the area’
by Richard Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent
A map of the interim State Route 24 project area. ADOT via Independent
Work on an interim State Route 24 Gateway Freeway north of the Town of Queen Creek, for two lanes in each direction between Ellsworth Road and Ironwood Drive, is to begin in fall 2020.
Queen Creek residents Judy Gains and Evelyn Rosciszewski say drivers need relief from the daily traffic congestion on the two north-south entryways into the town.
“We live across from each other in Queen Creek and traffic is… Luckily we’re retired and we don’t have to be at a lot of places at specific times, but when we do, it’s awkward. Traffic is bad,” Ms. Rosciszewski said. “I think it will help, but I don’t think it’s a miracle,” she said of the interim State Route 24 plan.
