NORTH
VALLEY – The state transportation department is holding
a public hearing Sept. 6 to discuss proposed construction
work on Loop 303 where it will connect to Interstate 17
at the Lone Mountain Road alignment, two miles south of
Carefree Highway.
Loop
303 will run west to near Happy Valley and Lake Pleasant
roads.
The
hearing will be held at 6 p.m. in the Sandra Day O’Connor
High School cafeteria, 25250 N. 35th Ave.
Arizona
Department of Transportation staff will present an environmental
assessment at the hearing, and will take public comments
and answer questions concerning the project.
Loop
303 will provide motorists with another route to Sun City
and the Northwest Valley region, said ADOT spokesman Doug
Nintzel.
The
proposed construction at I‑17 will complete the
northern portion of Loop 303. Construction is scheduled
to start in late 2007 or early 2008.
Nintzel
said the environmental assessment will cover everything
from the highway’s impact on local
waterways and dry washes to any effect it could have on
local residents and the community as a whole. Although
the area is now largely undeveloped, the assessment takes
into consideration the effect on the community as it develops
in the future, he said.
Reach
the reporter at kathleen@thedesertadvocate.com.
