*SR 24 EXTENSION OPENS* State Route 24 extends another four miles between Williams Field Road and Ironwood Drive along the Maricopa and Pinal county line. MORE:
ADOT opens new stretch of SR 24 east of Williams Field RoadPHOENIX – A new stretch of highway opened on schedule in the East Valley today when the Arizona Department of Transportation extended State Route 24 another four miles between Williams Field Road and Ironwood Drive along the Maricopa and Pinal county line.
The SR 24 extension is not designed to operate as a freeway. In addition to traffic signals at intersections, the new roadway’s speed limit is 45 miles per hour. ned the first mile of the project between Ellsworth and Williams Field roads in April as part of an agreement with Mesa and the operators of the nearby Bell Bank Park, a new sports and entertainment complex.
Key features of the SR 24 project are not limited to the roadway. Crews also have constructed a regional stormwater drainage channel parallel to the north side of the roadway. The city of Mesa is working to complete the Signal Butte Road interchange, set to open in 2023, which will connect SR 24 to an extended Signal Butte Road. While that construction takes place, drivers exiting SR 24 at Williams Field Road can access Signal Butte north of the new expressway. Meanwhile, Meridian Road’s access is limited to and from the area south of SR 24, since the road does not extend north of the highway.