The Pinal County Board of Supervisors have approved a federal grant application that, if awarded, would provide $301M to extend SR 24 from Ironwood Drive to US 60.
The grant funds would be in addition to a previously approved SR 24 state budget allocation that went toward interim work.
The project would create a four-lane highway, which Pinal said in its application is a necessary alternative route for congested arterial streets in the area, given the extent of overall growth. The application cited recent traffic studies that predict most current arterial streets in the project area will be overwhelmed by 2030.
The request was filed under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s MEGA Grant Program, also known as the National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program. (Source)