1. Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study

2. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Public Involvement 18 Stakeholder interviews in December, January, & February Public open-house, March 24

3. Tier 1 System Corridors Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study GM Proving Grounds Williams Gateway Airport Ray Williams Field Pecos Germann UPRR Crismon Signal Butte Meridian GreenfieldHigley Ellsworth ReckerPower SossamanHawes Maricopa County Pinal County Potential System TI Santan Freeway SR 202 L Warner Elliot ASU East Hawes Corridor 2 1mi0.5 mi 0 Hawes Corridor 1 Greenfield Corridor TRW June 2005

4. Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Tier 1 Evaluation Criteria 1. Consistency with Regional Transportation Plan 2. Consistency with Local General Plans 3. Williams Gateway Airport Impacts 4. Major Land Use or Economic Impacts

5. Tier 1 System Corridors Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study GM Proving Grounds Williams Gateway Airport Ray Williams Field Pecos Germann UPRR Crismon Signal Butte Meridian GreenfieldHigley Ellsworth ReckerPower SossamanHawes Maricopa County Pinal County Santan Freeway SR 202 L Warner Elliot ASU East Hawes Corridor 2 1mi0.5 mi 0 TRW June 2005

6. Tier 2 Corridors Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Williams Gateway Airport TRW Ray Williams Field Pecos Germann Queen Creek Alt 3 Alt 5 Alt 7 Ellsworth Crismon Signal Butte Meridian Santan Freeway GM Proving Grounds Maricopa County Pinal County Warner Elliot ASU East 1mi0.5 mi0 Galveston Frye Willis Ryan June 2005 Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 4 Alt 6

7. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Tier 2 Evaluation Criteria 1.Economic Development Sustains Major Existing Employers Supports Long-term Growth of Williams Gateway Economic Activity Center 2.Consistency with General Plans 3.Transportation Service Local Access including W.G. Airport Compatibility with planned local arterial system 4.Environmental Compatibility 5.Cost Minimization 6.Pinal County Considerations

8. Tier 3 Corridors Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Williams Gateway Airport TRW Ray Williams Field Pecos Germann Queen Creek Alt 3 Alt 5 Alt 7 Ellsworth Crismon Signal Butte Meridian Santan Freeway GM Proving Grounds Maricopa County Pinal County Warner Elliot ASU East 1mi0.5 mi0 Galveston Frye Willis Ryan June 2005

9. Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Tier 3 Evaluation Criteria 1.Mobility Daily Usage of Freeway in 2026 Number of congested major intersections in 2026 2.Safety Mobility 3.General Plan Consistency Land Use Element Circulation Element Economic Development Element 4.Access Population within freeway travel shed in 2016 & 2026 Employment within freeway travel shed in 2016 & 2026 Access to Williams Gateway Complex 5.Natural Environment Impacts to Water of the US, 100-year floodplains, & species and habitats Air quality Visual Noise

10. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Tier 3 Evaluation Criteria 6.Physical Environment Impacts to Cultural Resources, Recreational Land Uses, & Farmlands Hazardous Materials 7.Socioeconomic Impacts Title VI/Environmental Justice Impacts on neighborhood continuity and cohesion Business & Residential Takings 8.Estimated Cost Capital Cost and O&M Cost Additional R/W Cost Environmental Mitigation Cost 9.Pinal County Considerations Impact on Natural Drainage Ways Impact on Existing Land Use Environmental Impact

11. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Collapsed Tier 3 Matrix CriteriaDescriptionAlternative 357 MobilityDaily usage of Williams Gateway Freeway and number of congested major intersections in 2026 ● ◒ ○ SafetyProportion of VMT occurring on high-capacity facilities ◒◒ ● General Plan Consistency (at community build out) Consistency with land use, circulation, and economic development elements in adopted General Plan ●●○ AccessPopulation and employment within William Gateway Freeway travel shed in 2016 & 2026, and access to Williams Gateway Complex ● ◒ ● Natural EnvironmentImpacts to Waters of the US, 100-year floodplains, species & habitat, air quality, visual, and noise ○ ◒ ● Physical EnvironmentImpacts to cultural resources, recreational land uses, hazardous materials, and farmlands ●●● Socioeconomic ImpactsTitle VI/Environmental Justice, impacts to neighborhood continuity, and business & residential takings ◒ ●● Estimated CostCapital cost, additional right-of-way cost, operating & maintenance cost, and cost of environmental mitigation ● ◒ ○ Pinal County Considerations Impacts to natural drainage ways, existing land uses, and noise & visual impacts ● ◒ ○ ● (3 pts)6x3=183x3=95x3=15 ◒ (2 pts) 2x2=46x2=120x2=0 ○ (1pt)1x1=10x1=04x1=4 Total232119

12. Recommended Corridor Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Williams Gateway Airport TRW Ray Williams Field Pecos Germann Queen Creek Alt 3 Ellsworth Crismon Signal Butte Meridian Santan Freeway GM Proving Grounds Maricopa County Pinal County Warner Elliot ASU East 1mi0.5 mi0 Galveston Frye Willis Ryan June 2005

13. Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Summary of Alternative 3 Advantages Meets goal of corridor to provide regional mobility (RTP) Based on Tier 3 Evaluation, outperforms other alternatives related to Mobility, General Plan Consistency, Access, & Physical Environment Lowest estimated cost & within programmed budget (RTP) Supported by AZ State Land Department Compatible with related ADOT planning efforts

14. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study “Super-street” or “Parkway” Options Potential Locations Ellsworth/Ryan Parkway Crismon/Ryan Parkway Signal Butte/Ryan Parkway Issues No Regional Funding Separate Study

15. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Next Steps MAG Policy Committee MAG Regional Council ADOT DCR/EA/EIS

16. June 2005 Williams Gateway Freeway Alignment and Environmental Overview Study Questions ??? Roger Herzog, Senior Project Manager Tel: 602-254-6300 E-mail: rherzog@mag.maricopa.gov For additional information: Visit: www.mag.maricopa.gov (see News and Events)www.mag.maricopa.gov Or Contact: