Santan Freeway

The westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) on-ramp at Val Vista Drive in the Southeast Valley is scheduled to close for approximately 60 days starting at 10 p.m. Friday, March 14. The closure will allow crews to reconstruct the ramp as part of the Loop 202 widening project.

PHOENIX – Two sections of pavement along Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) are much smoother to drive on following an Arizona Department of Transportation improvement project.

Crews worked in recent weeks to remove the worn top layer of rubberized asphalt along most of the eastbound Loop 202 lanes between Interstate 10 and Loop 101 (Price Freeway). Specialized machines, which include rotating diamond-tipped blades, smoothed the remaining concrete base pavement in a process known as diamond grinding.