The project to build a freeway-to-freeway connection between I-40 and US 93 in Kingman features all the usual elements of a big interchange: new travel lanes, bridges, flyover ramps and two absolutely massive concrete bunkers.
A structure known as a straddle bent will be part of the South Mountain Freeway/I-10 Papago Freeway interchange. Take a look at straddle bents in use elsewhere.
Starting this week, we’re rebuilding this stretch of I-40 starting with a new foundation. It’s a long-term fix for the damage winter wants to cause the roadway every year.
As of Oct. 1, 2020, the federal government will require your driver license or ID to comply with the REAL ID Act if you want to use it to enter an airport or other federally controlled facility.
