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ADOT Closes I-17 Lane for Week

Removal of excess materials along Interstate 17 requires right lane closure at night next week

The right northbound lane on Interstate 17 will be closed overnight next week from Monday through Friday, February 6 – 10, 2012 during the hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Crews will remove excess dirt along the roadway from recent blasting operations, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Both lanes of traffic will be open during daytime hours.

The work is part of a $50 million project to reconstruct the I-17/SR 69 traffic interchange that is expected to be completed by summer 2013.

The work zone will be clearly marked by temporary barricades and signage. ADOT advises drivers to allow additional time to reach their destinations and to proceed through the work zone with caution, comply with the reduced speed limit, and be alert for construction equipment and personnel.

For more information about this project, please visit www.azdot.gov/prescottprojects or contact Tricia Lewis, Prescott District Senior Community Relations Officer at 928-606-2420 or www.azdot.gov for more information.

 

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  1. ADOT 2012 Projects by Area says:

    Phoenix, Tucson and statewide construction projects continue in 2012 – New projects include Loop 303, widening of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson and Northern Arizona projects get green light

    PHOENIX – Despite funding challenges and a dim long-term outlook for transportation revenue, the new year brings major milestones for highway projects in metro Phoenix and across the state. Some long-anticipated projects to widen existing freeways, replace outdated bridges and build new interchanges will be finished, while others will get started. It promises to be a busy year ahead for the Arizona Department of Transportation with highway construction across the state.

    In all, ADOT will complete $1.3 billion in transportation improvements across Arizona in 2012, including about $300 million to keep existing highways in good repair. According to the department, 80 percent of that money – collected through state and federal gas taxes – returns to the local economy.

    Phoenix Area Freeway Projects for 2012

    Fall 2011 saw the completion of more than 40 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle lanes along Loop 101 from north Phoenix to the West Valley and along Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in Chandler. ADOT will concentrate its 2012 freeway work on a major interchange linking Interstate 10 with Loop 303 in Goodyear and the first section of a new freeway – State Route 24 – near Gateway Airport in Mesa. Metro Phoenix freeway improvements are funded, in part, through the region’s half-cent sales tax for transportation.

    Interstate 10/Loop 303 Interchange

    The multi-level interchange will include elevated ramps to carry I-10 traffic onto an expanded Loop 303 and southbound Loop 303 traffic onto I-10. Crews also will construct the segment of Loop 303 between I-10 and Thomas Road.

    ADOT broke ground on the $134 million project in November. One of the first steps is to add new I-10 on- and off-ramps at Sarival Avenue and Citrus Road to provide drivers with continued access to the local area once crews begin to replace the existing Cotton Lane interchange with the much larger freeway-to-freeway connections at Loop 303.

    Before the project is completed in 2014, crews will have excavated more than 3 million cubic yards of dirt, used more than 14 million pounds of reinforcing steel and poured more than 470 thousand square yards of concrete pavement.

    Additional Loop 303 Improvements

    Construction will continue on the $129 million expansion project south of Grand Avenue to Peoria Avenue, while work to improve Loop 303 into a six-lane divided freeway between Thomas Road and Peoria Avenue will get under way this year. All the work between I-10 and Grand Avenue is scheduled for completion in 2014.

    State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway)

    Under the Maricopa Association of Governments’ 20-Year Regional Transportation Plan, work will start this spring on the one-mile stretch of SR 24 (Gateway Freeway) between Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) and Ellsworth Road in southeast Mesa. The new freeway will provide drivers with access to the growing Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The City of Mesa issued bonds to accelerate the project’s start by several years. Completion is expected by fall 2013.

    State Route 143 Interchange at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

    A $17.8 million project adding ramps and other improvements to the interchange linking SR 143 (Hohokam Expressway) with Sky Harbor Boulevard is scheduled for completion this summer. The project’s more prominent features include new ramps connecting Sky Harbor Boulevard traffic to southbound SR 143.

    Statewide Highway Projects for 2012

    In 2012, ADOT will be working on several expansion projects on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson as the department makes this heavily-traveled corridor a priority. In northern Arizona, ADOT broke ground last year on the I-17 Cordes Junction traffic interchange in September and will continue to move forward with this critical project, along with several others, in 2012.

    Southern Arizona

    Interstate 10 Widening (Prince to Ruthrauff Roads in Tucson)

    Following a recently completed $200 million project to widen I-10 through the downtown Tucson area between Prince Road and 29th Street, ADOT is currently widening I-10 to four lanes in each direction between Ruthrauff and Prince roads and reconstructing the Prince Road traffic interchange to pass over the Union Pacific Railroad and I-10. The $76.4 million project is slated to be completed in 2013.

    Interstate 10 Widening (I-8 to SR 87)

    This 12-mile segment of I-10 between Casa Grande and Picacho in Pinal County is being widened from two to three lanes in each direction to alleviate congestion and improve traffic flow. ADOT expects to complete this $31.3 million project this spring. Construction began in September 2010.

    Interstate 10 Widening (Val Vista to Earley Roads)

    The third widening project along I-10 will expand the highway from two lanes to three in each direction for 10 miles within the Casa Grande area as part of ADOT’s plan to increase capacity on the heavily traveled highway. Completion of this $31 million project is scheduled by the end of 2012.

    State Route 189/Mariposa Port of Entry Improvements

    Coinciding with the current expansion under way at the Mariposa Land Port of Entry, ADOT is constructing improvements to approximately one-half mile of State Route 189 near Nogales to accommodate the expected increased traffic at one of the busiest land ports in the United States. Construction of the $3.5 million project began in October and is expected to be completed this summer. A separate $7.1 million project to improve facilities at the port of entry, which will aid the movement of commercial vehicle traffic, is also under construction and will be completed this spring.

    US 70 San Carlos River and US 70 Gila River Bridges

    On US 70 between Globe and Safford, ADOT will replace two structurally deficient bridges built in 1957 on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. The San Carlos River Bridge is located 21 miles east of Globe, just south of the communities of Peridot and San Carlos. The $7.9 million project includes construction of a new bridge and other improvements that are scheduled for completion in early 2013.

    At nearly 2,000 feet in length, the US 70 Gila River Bridge at Bylas is among the longest in Arizona. Located five miles west of Bylas, the $12.7 million project will start this spring and includes replacing the existing steel girder bridge with a precast concrete bridge that will feature wider travel lanes, emergency shoulders and a pedestrian walkway. The project will be completed in spring 2013.

    Northern Arizona

    Interstate 17/SR 69 Cordes Junction Traffic Interchange

    The Cordes Junction traffic interchange is being reconstructed at the junction of I-17 and State 69, approximately 65 miles north of downtown Phoenix. Built nearly 50 years ago when traffic volumes were much lower, the interchange mixes local and through traffic, causing congestion and delays. Highway traffic headed to Prescott will be separated from local traffic driving at slower speeds. The $50.9 million project, which is scheduled to be completed in summer 2013, will also include new bridges over Big Bug Creek, a new interchange to the north and two roundabouts to improve safety and traffic flow.

    US 93 Widening (Southbound Wagon Bow Ranch and Southbound Deluge Wash)

    This seven-mile segment of US 93 north of Wikieup (mileposts 109-116) will include construction of new southbound lanes, which will make it a four-lane divided highway. The $25.9 million project is one of a series of widening projects ADOT has completed on this heavily-traveled corridor between Phoenix and Las Vegas. Work is expected to be completed this fall.

    State Route 260 Doubtful Canyon Widening

    The Doubtful Canyon widening project approximately 20 miles east of Payson will construct three miles of four-lane divided highway between the previously improved Kohl’s Ranch and Christopher Creek segments along SR 260. The widening of SR 260 at Doubtful Canyon is the fifth of six projects designed to widen the highway from Star Valley to the Mogollon Rim. The $29.4 million project is scheduled for completion this fall.

    Interstate 17 Munds Park Traffic Interchange

    The Munds Park traffic interchange, located approximately 20 miles south of Flagstaff, is undergoing a complete reconstruction, including the replacement of two bridges that were built in 1958 with two new bridges measuring 100-feet long (replacing the old 25-foot long bridges). After completing the northbound bridge in 2011, ADOT will demolish the southbound bridge, reconstruct a new bridge and repave I-17 through the work zone. While the work is being done, the southbound bridge will be closed and motorists will be detoured over to the northbound lanes of I-17. The $10 million project is scheduled to be completed this fall.

    State Route 89A Spur (Fain Road) Widening

    After becoming a state highway in 2011, State Route 89A Spur (Fain Road) will be transformed from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided highway between State Route 69 and State Route 89A in Yavapai County. The majority of the work will involve construction of a new northbound roadway parallel to the existing five-mile stretch of Fain Road. The $16 million widening project is scheduled for completion this fall.

    Interstate 40 Little and Big Lithodendron Wash Bridges

    Built in 1959 and 1960, the Little and Big Lithodendron Wash bridges on I-40 (milepost 301) located approximately 15 miles east of Holbrook, will be replaced. The $9.7 project to replace the structurally deficient bridges will break ground this spring and is expected to be completed in early 2013.

  2. Gary Chamberlain says:

    Dear Governor Brewer, Arizona, and Mr. Halikowski, Director Arizona Department of Transportation,

    After the recent and welcomed mowing of our Arizona Veterans Highway (I-17) in the Camp Verde area, what are the plans to recover all of the trash that has been exposed?

    If we truly want to attract tourists, new home buyers, new residents and new businesses to Arizona, how will this trash issue be resolved?

    The mowing of all highway shoulders and medians twice a year and enforcing the three times per year ADOT Adopt-A-Highway Program requirements or possibly more for Scenic Highways must be promoted with no exceptions or excuses from anyone.

    Please provide the mowers and ADOT resources to make the Arizona AAHP and tax payer supported program effective.

    If residents in the Verde Valley can get 30 ADOT AAH groups to unite, why can’t your Adopt-A-Highway Managers get the same results?

    Over 300 people on 30 consecutive mile of highway recovered over 400 bags of trash on November 19/20, 2011 … we would love to “partner” with our ADOT AAH Managers and share how we made this happen….some times, you have to use Tough Love.

    Gary Chamberlain
    “Point Man” FVUSA
    Restoring the beauty to America
    FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com

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