Eloy could be between I-10 and proposed I-11
By KEVIN REAGAN | Casa Grande Dispatch
Eloy could end up between two major freeways if the proposed Interstate 11 ever becomes a reality.
The Arizona Department of Transportation appears no closer to deciphering where the proposed Interstate 11 might go in between Wickenburg and Nogales as it asks the public for input on areas to avoid in construction.
ADOT staff members were in Casa Grande on June 8 to hold a public meeting with residents. The agency was “scoping” attendees for comments and input to include in its three-year environmental impact study on the I-11 project.
Jay Van Echo, project manager of I-11, said this scoping period is important for guiding staff members on hazardous areas they might not know about along the 280-mile stretch ADOT is studying to build the proposed freeway.
This study corridor starts north of Wickenburg, descends down through Buckeye, curves under Maricopa and Casa Grande, with one proposed route going north around Eloy before heading south into Marana, Oro Valley and then along the foothills of Tucson before turning south to Nogales to end at the U.S.-Mexico border.
