The study for the future State Route 802, also known as the Williams Gateway Freeway, continues to make progress. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is encouraging community members to learn more about and comment on the Southeast Valley's future transportation facility during open house meetings in early December.
SR 802 conceptually begins at Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and heads east towards Pinal County as part of the Regional Transportation Plan approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004. Once in Pinal County, the route continues east and southeast and could join with either US 60 or SR 79. Funding plans call for final design and construction of the portion of SR 802 within Maricopa County to begin after 2015. No funding is currently identified for the portions within Pinal County.
For more information about the SR 802 study, visit the project Web site or contact Teresa Welborn, ADOT Public Involvement Director, at 520-388-4257.