From the Business Journal of Phoenix:

The city of Goodyear Tuesday announced a plan that will extend its southern border down to Mobile and nearly quadruple its population.

The southwest Valley community has expanded its General Plan area by 70 percent to include about 61,000 acres. The 95-square mile area is bordered by Patterson Road to the north, State Route 238 to the south, the Sonoran National Desert Monument to the west, and the Maricopa/Pinal County line along the east edge.

This is the town due east of Buckeye, which is also growing at a furious pace. This is amazingly ambitious.

In the professional prescience department, I have been telling my clients this for years:

“We believe eventually the Loop 303 should be extended all the way south to Interstate 8, providing a second access point for Estrella Mountain Ranch residents and to provide better circulation for everyone in that area,” said Krauss.

And there are more shoes to drop on the route of the 303…

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