Would the high water table near the Salt River preclude construction of a depressed freeway?
The data that we are currently collecting about the study corridor will include such things as water resources and groundwater levels. This information will help us determine the types of design alternatives that would be feasible. This information will be available both in the Water Resources Technical Report as well as the EIS. 36. Would this freeway be part of the planned CANAMEX highway? No. It is not the intent of ADOT or FHWA to include this proposed freeway as part of the CANAMEX corridor. In fact, the CANAMEX corridor in Maricopa County takes trucks from I-10 south of the Valley across I-8 to State Route 85, avoiding the metro-Phoenix area. Improvements are under way to convert this route into a higher-capacity, freeway quality route. 37. How would the existing Santan/Interstate 10 Interchange connect to the west? The existing interchange was designed as a temporary connection with Pecos Road. It also is designed so that a permanent connection with the proposed South Mountain F
