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New opportunity to provide feedback on the I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study

New opportunity to provide feedback on the I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study

February 12, 2014

Find more information at www.i11study.com.

Got any opinions on the latest I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study results?

If you do, there’s an easy way to share your thoughts.

The Arizona and Nevada departments of transportation have launched a public feedback period that’s completely online. That’s right … you don’t even have to leave your house to participate!

Just visit www.i11study.com to comment on the Level 2 Analysis, which was recently completed by the study team.

And, if you haven’t a clue about the study or the latest analysis, you can get all sorts of information, including a narrated presentation about the current status of the study, on the site.

More about the I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study

The two transportation departments have been working together since the summer of 2012 on the Interstate 11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study, which includes detailed corridor planning of a possible interstate link between the Phoenix and Las Vegas metropolitan areas, along with high-level visioning for potentially extending the corridor north to Canada and south to Mexico. Congress designated the future I-11 corridor between Phoenix and Las Vegas as part of the latest surface transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

Since last fall, the study team has explored the universe of alternatives for potential routes from Mexico to northern Nevada. That broad range of possible corridor alternatives underwent an initial evaluation and screening process by the study team in October. An additional level of analysis — the Level 2 Analysis — was recently conducted for the congressionally designated portion of the corridor that would connect Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Public Comment

This month’s online feedback opportunity will allow the public to view the results of this recent analysis and provide feedback prior to the study moving forward.

Online feedback for this phase of the study is being accepted through March 7, 2014. However, comments about the I-11 study can be submitted at any time via the project website.

What’s next?

The Interstate 11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study is a two-year, multiphase, high-level study examining the feasibility, benefits, opportunities and constraints of a proposed new interstate highway corridor.

This initial study is expected to be completed later this year.

Funding to construct a potential corridor has not been identified. In addition to the Arizona and Nevada departments of transportation, the Maricopa Association of Governments, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration are partners in this study.

For more information about the I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study and to sign up for updates, visit www.i11study.com.

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