New leg of SE Mesa freeway coming soon
by Gary Nelson | East Valley Tribune

The intersection where Gateway Freeway and Ellsworth Road meet which will be extended five miles east to Ironwood Road and eventually further to meet the proposed north-south freeway./Google Maps
With a financial kick-start from Mesa, work on the next leg of State Route 24 is on track to begin this fall.
The Mesa City Council on May 4 approved an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation for construction of a freeway bridge over Ellsworth Road.
That will be the first link in extending the freeway from Ellsworth five miles east to Ironwood Road, a project that is expected to take about two years for completion.