South Mountain Freeway official opens Dec. 21, 2019. Rendering shows area near Dobbins Road in Laveen, AZ.
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South Mountan Freeway officially opened Dec. 21

Page Visitors: 1,334 News release and video from The Arizona Department of Transportation (Video Link: https://vimeo.com/380101846/1c435538f0 ) PHOENIX – The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway is open to traffic, providing a much needed alternative to Interstate 10 through downtown Phoenix while improving the quality of life in a fast-growing region.  The freeway opened Saturday, Dec. […]

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ADOT Bridge Girders over South Mountain Freeway near Laveen, AZ.
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First bridge girders placed for South Mountain Freeway

Page Visitors: 861 Press Release from the Arizona Department of Transportation PHOENIX – The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway continues taking shape with the installation of bridge girders, together weighing more than two Boeing 747 jets, at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills. The girders are the first placed for the […]

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Rebar being installed at the Salt River Bridge for the South Mountain Freeway near Laveen, AZ.
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ADOT says freeway bridge will ease congestion

Page Visitors: 1,050   PHOENIX – Much-needed traffic relief is in store for motorists in Laveen and the southwest Valley when the Arizona Department of Transportation completes Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridges over the Salt River at 59th Avenue.  In February, Connect 202 Partners, the developer responsible for construction of the South Mountain Freeway, […]

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South Mountain Freeway phase map.
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Freeway work continues as 9th Circuit denies legal challenge

Page Visitors: 985 PRESS RELEASE from ADOT on Jan. 17, 2017: PHOENIX – Construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the Gila River Indian Community’s motion for an injunction pending appeal. The order, released Friday, means work can proceed on the South […]

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South Mountain Freeway by the numbers.
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Utility work starts on South Mountain Freeway

Page Visitors: 655 ADOT NEWS RELEASE FOR 12/8/16  PHOENIX – A 300-foot-long cut along the embankments of Interstate 10 near 55th Avenue is the first sign of construction in the West Valley for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.  Crews have started utility relocation work that’s needed before the Arizona Department of Transportation can start […]

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