202 Freeway extension

The freeway connects the east and west valley while providing much needed relief to existing freeway corridors and local streets. The freeway will connect the east and west valley while providing much needed relief to existing freeway corridors and local streets. PHOENIX — The new 22-mile section of the Loop 2is officially open this weekend.

Access for drivers on the Loop 2extension project began in February. The Loop 2freeway project has been decades in the making. Travelers should remain prepared for road closures and restrictions as crews work diligently to complete construction. State Route 2(SR 2) or Loop 2is a partial beltway looping around the eastern areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area in central Arizona. When will the 2freeway be complete?

Avenue and Interstate in west Phoenix with the continuation of Loop 2at. Left to right: Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski, Gov. Doug Ducey, Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego affix their signatures to a sign commemorating the completion of the Loop 2freeway extension in the West Valley. AZ Big Media Loop 2extension is now open to traffic.

Crews have been busy over the last year. PHOENIX — Several miles of Loop 2Extension in Ahwatukee opened up this week, from I-to 17th Avenue exit. The portion beyond that is expected to open in the coming weeks. Check out this story on. Spokesperson Dustin Krugel.

The northernmost portion of the freeway will connect the Loop 2with Interstate 10. No desecration for transportation! The members of three local Native American tribes were outside an Arizona Dept. Wednesday and speaking out against an extension of the Valley’s Loop 2Freeway. The Sierra Club has listed the Loop 2Freeway extension as one of the worst transportation projects in the U. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith and Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Gateway Freeway , also known as Arizona State Route 24.

But funding shortfalls and differences over its route have delayed the long-awaited freeway. The speed limit along the freeway portion is miles per hour and miles per hour on ramps. Many home owners who were aware when they purchased their homes that this freeway project was in the works, will be forced to sell and relocate. Gila River Indian Community struggles with freeway extension possibility.

This isn’t a surprise to these families but it is disruptive. ADOT plans to review qualifications and create a. South Mountain extension of Loop 202. ADOT released a 3D model showing the path of the roadway. US Left-Turn Bay Extension Projects: Northern Avenue and Bethany Home Road.

Drivers who live in the Phoenix and Tempe area will have better access to Interstate with a more direct route to communities like Avondale. Lengthening the freeway will benefit drivers from Mesa, Queen Creek and San Tan Valley by taking traffic off of surface streets, especially Ellsworth Road and Ironwood Drive. I am more interested in the 3extension to MCwhich is supposed to begin some time this year! And FWIW, the drive on the 2even with the 59th Avenue bottleneck is so much nicer than being sandwiched by semis on I10. Learn how to reach Earnhardt Honda from the Phoenix, Tempe, Gilbert and Chandler areas with directions to Earnhardt Honda on the Loop 2Extension.

By Chris Coppola for The Arizona Republic A planned extension of the Loop 2freeway through the.