Arizona State Route 30

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State Route 30 marker
State Route 30
Tres Rios Freeway
Proposed SR 30 corridor highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length29 mi[1] (47 km)
Major junctions
West end SR 85 in Buckeye
Major intersections
East end I-17 in Phoenix
Location
CountiesMaricopa
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System
← SR 24→ I-40
← SR 789Arizona 801.svg→ SR 802

State Route 30 (SR 30), also known as the Tres Rios Freeway, is a planned state highway in the southwest parts of Phoenix, Arizona, and nearby suburbs. It is planned as a reliever for Interstate 10, and will run through the communities of Avondale, Buckeye, and Goodyear 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south.[2][3][4][5]

Route description[]

SR 30 is planned as a controlled-access freeway paralleling Interstate 10 to the south by 5 miles (8.0 km), running through the communities of Avondale, Buckeye, and Goodyear, paralleling the Gila and Salt Rivers. SR 30 will be broken into three sections. The western section will run from SR 85 to Loop 303, the center section from Loop 303 to Loop 202, and the eastern section from Loop 202 to Interstate 17.[6]

History[]

In November 2004, voters in Maricopa County approved an extension to an existing sales tax funding transportation improvements. A significant portion of those funds will go toward improvements of I-10, which experiences significant volumes of traffic in the southwest part of the Phoenix metro area. However, rapid growth in the neighboring communities of Avondale, Buckeye, and Goodyear is expected to worsen the congestion on the interstate in spite of improvements, necessitating the construction of a reliever route. The route, then known as State Route 801 (SR 801) was planned to run parallel to I-10 through the cities and provide relief.

Although no construction has begun for the route, planning documents have identified a study area running roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) south of and parallel to I-10 through largely undeveloped land. In addition to reducing commuter traffic on I-10, SR 30 will run near the industrial and warehouse district in southwest Phoenix, allowing the significant truck traffic that services these districts to avoid commuter traffic, and as such is envisioned as an alternate truck route eventually connecting to Loop 303, SR 85, and the planned alignment of future Interstate 11.

In response to a projected budget shortfall of $6.6 billion brought on by the recession, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) voted to suspend funding to numerous projects during a meeting on October 28, 2009. While not removing the freeway from the long-term regional transportation plan, the removal of the funding will effectively postpone the construction of the route until at least 2026. The plan had originally indicated a construction timeline between 2021 and 2025.[7]

In October 2016, it was announced that ADOT was exploring the possibility of building SR 30 as a toll road to accelerate its construction.[8] The toll feasibility study took six months.

On October 26, 2017, local mayors officially named SR 30 the Tres Rios Freeway after the nearby Gila, Agua Fria, and Salt rivers, which the proposed freeway will either parallel or be in the near proximity of.[9][10]

The MAG council discussed two options for funding SR 30: raising the county transportation tax to 0.6% for 20 years or extending for 25 years the 0.5% tax voters approved in 1985 and 2004. The opinion of council members was to not increase taxes to Maricopa County residents, so the 25-year extension was moved forward. Their recommendation will be sent to the Arizona Legislature for consideration in 2022. If successful, the tax proposal could be on the ballot as soon as the November 2022 general election. Failing that, MAG would make another attempt for the 2024 election.[1]

Exit list[]

Exit numbers have not yet been assigned. This exit list is based on preliminary studies, and may not be the final design plan.[11][12][13] The entire route is in Maricopa County.

LocationmikmDestinations[11][12][13]Notes[11][12][13]
Buckeye0.000.00 SR 85Planned western terminus
Goodyear Loop 303 north (Bob Stump Memorial Parkway) – PhoenixPlanned interchange
Phoenix Loop 202 (Ed Pastor Freeway)Planned interchange
I-17 – Flagstaff, TucsonPlanned interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Seely, Taylor (June 29, 2021). "Arizona's State Route 30, a reliever to I-10 congestion, 1 step closer to receiving funds". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Overview". www.azdot.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ http://azmag.gov/Portals/0/Documents/MC_2017-05-10_Item-11_SR-30_Major_Amendment_Bob_04262017a.pdf?ver=2017-06-01-085549-773
  4. ^ "West Valley and Mesa freeway projects competing for funding". azcentral. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Transportation Programs List" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Transportation Programs List" (PDF).
  7. ^ Holstege, Sean (October 29, 2009). "Valley freeway projects shelved". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  8. ^ "ADOT taking closer look at toll road options in Phoenix area". KPNX-TV. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. ^ News, Avondale City (October 25, 2017). "Mayors @MAGregion meeting celebrated the naming of the SR 30 as the Tres Rios Freeway (3 rivers is located near the freeway corridor)pic.twitter.com/g61mSRs3NL". @AZAvondaleNews. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ staff, abc15.com (October 26, 2017). "New proposed Valley freeway, State Route 30, named 'Tres Rios'". KNXV. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Transportation Programs List" (PDF).
  12. ^ a b c Arizona Department of Transportation (January 21, 2015). "SR 30: Potential Alignment Alternatives" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c Arizona Department of Transportation (January 21, 2015). "State Route 30 Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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