Deck Park Tunnel

Have you ever wondered what lies deep inside the Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel? 

PHOENIX – Sections of Interstate 10 will be closed in the downtown Phoenix area the next two weekends to allow for scheduled inspections at the Deck Park Tunnel.

The Arizona Department of Transportation recommends drivers plan ahead and use alternate routes, including Interstate 17 south of the downtown area, while the following I-10 closures are in place:

We think you'll see the light when you're passing through the Deck Park Tunnel with the recent completion of an upgraded lighting system. 

PHOENIX – The installation of improved lighting in the Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel north of downtown Phoenix has been completed. Arizona Department of Transportation crews have worked in stages this year to replace old fixtures in the tunnel with modern, energy efficient LED lights.

Things are looking pretty bright for our project to install LED lighting in the Deck Park Tunnel - pun intended.

Today we look back on an integral piece of interstate infrastructure.

Things are looking a little brighter when it comes to the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel.

The Deck Park Tunnel is more than a way to get cars from point A to point B. Vent rooms with giant fans are ready to keep fresh air flowing when needed.

If you regularly travel through the Deck Park Tunnel, you'll probably remember this crash from 2013.

Downtown Phoenix looks dramatically different than it did 30 years ago, however you may still recognize a few landmarks.

PHOENIX – Twenty-five, years ago, the last segment of Interstate 10 was completed and it happened in Phoenix.

When the Arizona Department of Transportation opened the “Final Mile” between Third Avenue and Third Street, including the Deck Park Tunnel, it created the nation’s second coast-to-coast interstate, stretching 2,460 miles and across eight states, from Santa Monica, Calif., to Jacksonville, Fla.

In honor of its 25th birthday, we’ve focused on the Deck Park Tunnel all week but we’re not done yet.

The Deck Park Tunnel isn’t technically a tunnel - it’s actually made up of 19 bridges that are lined up side by side, creating a tunnel effect for motorists. But there are actual, honest-to-goodness tunnels that were dug during the project.

Do you know what you were doing 25 years ago today?

Twenty-five years ago, the last segment of Interstate 10 was completed and it happened in Phoenix.

Revisit an old video and blog post that explain how the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel is maintained.

If you are a Phoenix-area commuter who travels daily through the Deck Park Tunnel, you’re probably already aware that a produce truck spilled its contents yesterday afternoon as it headed westbound on I-10.

Road maintenance is about more than just paving roads and fixing guardrail ...

Interstate 10 moves approximately 260,000 vehicles through the Phoenix metro area every day. It’s a vital link for commercial traffic traveling to and from California and New Mexico; for intrastate travelers going between Phoenix and Tucson; and for a respectable number of travelers going to and from many of Arizona’s southern towns and cities.