The Arizona Department of Transportation has launched an environmental study on the Interstate 11 corridor project. The proposed interstate would extend from Nogales to Wickenburg.
The study should last about three years. During that time the ADOT will narrow down the possible routes I-11 would take and assess the opportunities and constraints that come with each.
ADOT spokeswoman Laura Douglas said if the plan is ultimately approved it’s hard to say when construction would begin.
"It really kind of depends on where this particular study leads us," she said. "We have to finish the study process we need to talk about things like design and right of way and whether or not to use existing infrastructure."
The proposed I-11 corridor would begin in Nogales, run west of the Phoenix metro area and then north to Wickenburg following U.S. 93. Douglas added there will be multiple chances for public inputthroughout the process.
