Interstate 11: Difference between revisions

Officials in [[Pima County, Arizona]], supported an extension of the planned I-11 from [[Casa Grande, Arizona|Casa Grande]], which would wrap southwest of the [[Tucson Mountains]] before meeting with [[Interstate 19|I-19]] in [[Sahuarita, Arizona|Sahuarita]], south of Tucson, and continuing east to I-10.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rico |first=Gabriela |date=June 30, 2013 |title=Tucson may see another interstate |url=https://tucson.com/business/local/tucson-may-see-another-interstate/article_826cbc8a-059d-5e30-b25e-613adc5e6a7d.html |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |location=Tucson, Arizona |language=en |issn=0888-546X |oclc=2949521 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114081313/https://tucson.com/business/local/tucson-may-see-another-interstate/article_826cbc8a-059d-5e30-b25e-613adc5e6a7d.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 800&nbsp;residents signed a petition opposing that west-side bypass because it would impact the [[Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum]], [[Saguaro National Park]], and [[Ironwood Forest National Monument]]. They recommended that I-11 be concurrent with existing I-10 route through Tucson. The additional segment would create the Tucson bypass route identified as a critical need by ADOT based upon I-10 traffic projections.<ref>{{cite web |title = I-10 Phoenix/Tucson Bypass Study |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url = http://azdot.gov/planning/systems_planning/i10bypass.asp |access-date = October 29, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103850/http://www.azdot.gov/planning/systems_planning/i10bypass.asp |archive-date = December 24, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Joe |last2=Rico |first2=Gabriela |date=July 1, 2013 |title=Supervisors: I-11 plan faces tall hurdles |url=http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/f4ea3e9a-a71f-53f9-89b3-80caee5db2bc.html |access-date=January 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |location=Tucson, Arizona |language=en |issn=0888-546X |oclc=2949521 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114155758/https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/f4ea3e9a-a71f-53f9-89b3-80caee5db2bc.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Joe |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Huckelberry says new highway I-11 key to Pima County's future |url=http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/huckelberry-says-new-highway-i--key-to-pima-county/article_6c202bf5-2c93-5ee7-b3bb-3aa463a83bbb.html |access-date=January 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |location=Tucson, Arizona |language=en |issn=0888-546X |oclc=2949521 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114155756/https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/huckelberry-says-new-highway-i--key-to-pima-county/article_6c202bf5-2c93-5ee7-b3bb-3aa463a83bbb.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, the draft tier&nbsp;1 [[environmental impact statement]] selected the Tucson bypass route as the recommended corridor alternative, with the corridor parallel to I-10 until Casa Grande and a connection to I-10 in Marana.<ref name=I-11studyAZ>{{cite web |title = Arizona |url = http://www.i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp |website = I-11 Corridor Study |access-date = January 26, 2020 |archive-date = February 2, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200202154934/http://i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp |url-status = live }}</ref> Although seen as beneficial to some people,<ref>{{cite news |title=The drive from Phoenix to Las Vegas is horrible. Build an interstate, already |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/letters/2024/01/28/phoenix-las-vegas-need-interstate-11-link/72326935007/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |work=The Arizona Republic |date=January 28, 2024}}</ref> the plan to build I-11 in Arizona as a whole is still receiving pushback and conservation groups are currently suing the [[Federal Highway Administration|FHWA]] over the construction of the route.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christiansen |first1=Andrew |date=January 25, 2023 |title=Conservation groups suing over plans to build Interstate 11 |url=https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/conservation-groups-suing-over-plans-to-build-interstate-11 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |work=[[KGUN]] |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505205417/https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/conservation-groups-suing-over-plans-to-build-interstate-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fischer |first1=Howard |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Arizona Interstate 11 project still has a chance |url=https://www.kawc.org/news/2023-05-25/arizona-interstate-11-project-still-has-a-chance |access-date=May 26, 2023 |work=[[KAWC-FM|KAWC]] |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526022013/https://www.kawc.org/news/2023-05-25/arizona-interstate-11-project-still-has-a-chance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jo Neff |first1=Terri |title=Whatever happened to plans for Interstate 11? |url=https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/business/whatever-happened-to-plans-for-interstate-11/article_9922f58c-0e36-11ef-b41d-cbcf7290ea19.html |access-date=June 19, 2024 |work=Herald/Review Media |date=May 12, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>