Milestones and Progress: I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project 2023 Year in Review
Milestones and Progress: I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project 2023 Year in Review
2023 is just about over and for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, significant progress was made in the last 12 months. Let’s take a look back at some of the major construction work successes.
Throughout the year, we saw a lot of bridge work. The previous 48th Street and Broadway Road bridges were removed and the new ones opened up to motorists earlier in the year. Also, work began on the construction of new I-10 bridges over Southern Avenue, and two new multiuse bridge trusses were placed over I-10 near Alameda Drive and the Western Canal. Work to widen the I-10 bridge over the Salt River also continued throughout 2023.
Summer 2023 saw the commencement of motorists using the new westbound US 60 to westbound I-10 ramp-an essential step in streamlining traffic flow and improving connectivity between these two major freeways. At the same time, construction work accelerated at the I-10 and SR 143 interchange, laying the groundwork for smoother transitions for motorists transitioning from the I-10 and SR 143 freeways and vice versa.
We also saw a lot of construction on new sound and retaining walls throughout the project, changing the landscape all along the project corridor.
In fall of 2023, crews began work to convert the Tempe Drain that runs parallel to westbound I-10 near I-10 and 32nd Street. The conversion consists of lining the drain with concrete instead of rock, making the drain more efficient for freeway water runoff.
As we say goodbye to 2023, we look forward to 2024 and the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project’s future construction work milestones and successes. Stay tuned as we continue to navigate towards a future of improved and enhanced mobility and connectivity in the region.