New leg of SE Mesa freeway coming soon
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.
