PHOENIX – An alignment for the planned State Route 30 south of Interstate 10 in the southwest Valley has gained approval with the completion of an environmental study conducted by the Arizona Department of Transportation.

When funded, the future east-west roadway is slated to extend 13 miles between the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in Phoenix and Sarival Avenue, near Loop 303 in Goodyear. The approved alignment is located approximately 4 miles south of and parallel to Interstate 10.

As part of ADOT’s study process, four potential alignments were narrowed in 2017 to a recommended alignment and a no-build alternative. The study team then worked to complete the detailed Environmental Assessment and Design Concept Report.

The recommended alignment and no-build alternative were analyzed and ADOT collected public input. A public hearing on the study’s draft findings was held in May in Avondale.

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), the Valley’s planning agency, has programmed more than $500 million for advanced right of way acquisition and utility work along the SR 30 corridor over the next several years. The project is included in MAG’s Regional Transportation Plan but roadway construction is unfunded at this time.

More information about the completed SR 30 environmental assessment is available here.

PHOENIX – You can learn more about plans for a future State Route 30 in the southwest Valley at an Arizona Department of Transportation open house public hearing in Avondale on Saturday, May 11.

The public is invited to review and comment on study findings for SR 30, a planned east-west roadway traveling 13 miles between Loop 202 and Loop 303. The recommended alignment of SR 30 is approximately 4 miles south of and parallel to Interstate 10.

The SR 30 public hearing is scheduled as follows:

When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11
Where: La Joya Community High School
            11650 W. Whyman Ave.
             Avondale 85323

Attendees can stop by the learn more about the SR 30 study. ADOT’s SR 30 team will conduct two identical presentations – the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m., followed by opportunities for people to provide public comments of up to three minutes to a study panel. The event also will include an interactive animation of the proposed SR 30.

If given final approval, a schedule for constructing SR 30 would be determined by the Maricopa Association of Governments, which oversees the Phoenix area’s Regional Transportation Plan.

The SR 30 study will include the completion of a draft environmental assessment and design concept report, including an evaluation of the recommended roadway alignment as well as a “no build” alternative. The study documents, as well as a list of locations where they can be reviewed in person, are available at azdot.gov/SR30. The study’s public review period will continue through June 3.

Those who cannot attend the public hearing on Saturday in Avondale can submit comments via email at [email protected], by telephone at 855.712.8530, online at azdot.gov/SR30 or in writing to ADOT Community Relations, ATTN SR 30 Study, 1655 W. Jackson St., Mail Drop 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

PHOENIX – Plans for the proposed State Route 30 in the southwest Valley will be discussed at an open house public hearing in Avondale on Saturday, May 11.

The Arizona Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration invite the public to review and comment on study findings for SR 30, a planned east-west roadway traveling 13 miles between Loop 202 and Loop 303. The recommended alignment of SR 30 is approximately 4 miles south of and parallel to Interstate 10.

The SR 30 public hearing is scheduled as follows:

When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11

Where: La Joya Community High School

11650 W. Whyman Ave., Avondale 85323

The open house is designed to allow attendees to stop by the learn more about the SR 30 study. ADOT’s SR 30 team will conduct two identical presentations – the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m., followed by opportunities for people to provide public comments of up to three minutes to a study panel. The event also will include an interactive animation of the proposed SR 30.

If given final approval, a schedule for constructing SR 30 would be determined by the Maricopa Association of Governments, which oversees the Phoenix area’s Regional Transportation Plan.

The SR 30 study will include the completion of a draft environmental assessment and design concept report, including an evaluation of the recommended roadway alignment as well as a “no build” alternative. The study documents, as well as a list of locations where they can be reviewed in person, are available at azdot.gov/SR30. The study’s public review period will continue through June 3.

Those who cannot attend the May 11 public hearing in Avondale can submit comments via email at [email protected], by telephone at 855.712.8530, online at azdot.gov/SR30 or in writing to ADOT Community Relations, ATTN SR 30 Study, 1655 W. Jackson St., Mail Drop 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

PHOENIX – A public meeting on the selection of a recommended alignment for a 14-mile segment of State Route 30 in the West Valley is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, Nov. 16.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is hosting the meeting so the public can learn more and provide comments about the recommended alignment, or “build alternative,” for State Route 30 between the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway (at 59th Avenue) in west Phoenix and Sarival Avenue in Goodyear.

What: State Route 30 Public Information Meeting
When: Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.)
Where: Fowler Elementary School, 6707 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix

SR 30 will travel along a corridor approximately 4 miles south of and parallel to Interstate 10. Should the recommended alignment, known as the Hybrid Alternative, ultimately become the preferred alternative, the first phase of construction of SR 30 as an arterial-style roadway is scheduled to start in 2022.

The recommended SR 30 Hybrid Alternative was selected from among four potential alignments studied in detail by an ADOT project team in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). ADOT considered earlier public feedback as well as the results of a technical analysis in recommending the Hybrid Alternative.

A “no-build” alternative remains an option being considered for SR 30 between Loop 202 and Sarival Avenue.

Representatives from ADOT and the project team will be on hand at the meeting to answer questions about SR 30. That includes questions about the state’s program for purchasing some properties should the Hybrid Alternative advance to become the selected alignment following an environmental assessment scheduled for completion in 2019.

SR 30 has been part of the MAG Regional Transportation Plan approved by county voters in 2004. It had recently been an unfunded long-range project. However, MAG, the regional freeway planning agency, approved updated funding projections earlier this year and scheduled the 2022 start of construction for SR 30 as an interim four-lane roadway within the freeway alignment. Expansion into a full urban freeway would be scheduled at a later date when adequate funding is available.

Public comments will be gathered at the SR 30 meeting. ADOT also will accept comments through Dec. 15 via email at [email protected], by mail at ADOT Community Relations, 1655 W. Jackson Street, Mail Drop 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007 or by phone at 1.855.712.8530. Information about SR 30 can be found at azdot.gov/SR30.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation will host a public meeting at Fowler Elementary School in West Phoenix on Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, to provide community members with information and receive comments about the planned State Route 30 transportation corridor.

Four potential alignments for State Route 30, along with a “no-build option,” are being studied by ADOT on behalf of the Maricopa Association of Governments, which serves as the Phoenix area’s freeway planning agency.

Any east-west SR 30 project would generally extend from 59th Avenue on the east to Perryville Road on the west, within boundaries of Lower Buckeye Road on the north and the Gila and Salt rivers on the south. Regional transportation planners have looked at SR 30 as a future way to provide additional freeway traffic capacity south of I-10 in the West Valley.

Under MAG’s Regional Transportation Plan for the metro Phoenix area, SR 30 is currently an unfunded long-range project anticipated for construction after 2026, if and when funding is available.

The SR 30 public meeting is scheduled as follows:

When: Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Fowler Elementary School, 6707 W. Van Buren Street, Phoenix 85043
Who: Representatives from ADOT’s SR 30 Study Team will be available to answer questions. A brief presentation about the study also will be conducted at 6:15 p.m.

ADOT’s study is designed to determine a recommended alignment alternative for the potential SR 30 corridor, or to recommend a no-build option. The study was initiated in 2005 with agency and public meetings. Since that time, ADOT has researched engineering challenges and environmental issues and collected public and stakeholder input while developing the four potential SR 30 alignments.

After the Jan. 21 meeting, comments for the SR 30 study also can be submitted through Feb. 20. Comments can be sent online at azdot.gov/SR30 or by email at [email protected]. Comments also can be sent by phone at 1.855.712.8530 or mailed to the SR 30 study team, c/o ADOT Communications, 1655 W. Jackson Street, #126F, Phoenix 85007.

Information about the study is available at azdot.gov/SR30.