PHOENIX – A bill, HB 2394, which will appropriate $4 million to pay for a tier 2 study of the proposed North-South Corridor highway project in Pinal County, passed out of committee on Wednesday.
The bill, sponsored by State Rep. David Cook was passed unanimously by the House Transportation Committee.
HB 2394 also provides $750,000 to the County to supplement a local match to acquire over $15 million in federal grant money to fund road and infrastructure improvements which would increase access to the area around the Nikola Motors plant.
“I am grateful to my colleagues for their bipartisan support in continuing this long-needed project serving the transportation needs in Pinal County and our state,” said Cook. “With the passage of my amendment today, the bill would appropriate $750,000 to help enable Pinal County to receive over $15 million in federal money to fund infrastructure projects near the Nikola Motors plant. These projects will be an economic engine in Pinal County and create well-paying jobs for rural Arizona.”
The North-South Corridor is a proposed highway project that would improve transit in the Pinal County region.