Loop 101 Price Freeway

We move onto the Loop 101 Price Freeway for yet another installment of “How highway cross streets got their names.”

Loop 101 first opened in Glendale in 1988 and it wasn’t until 14 years later and 17 different sections, the entire 61-mile freeway was completed.

We have something planned for the other portions of Loop 101 (Agua Fria and Pima) but we decided to focus on the East Valley portion this time.

And this is what we found:

Recent lane striping work has improved traffic flow by extending right lanes along Loop 101 (Price Freeway) near US 60 in Tempe. Crews have adjusted lane stripes to extend right lanes and promote safer merging conditions in both directions along the freeway. Learn more here.

Murder hornets and a public health situation didn't keep us from completing some major projects in 2020.

As part of the widening project, the L-101 Price freeway will have its concrete pavement diamond ground.