South Mountain Freeway

Changes are in store for motorists traveling along 59th Avenue south of Interstate 10 with work starting on frontage roads between Roosevelt Street and Lower Buckeye Road in west Phoenix as part of Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway construction.

Two-way traffic is being restored in stages along Liberty Lane, where crews are relocating a large waterline from the path of the South Mountain Freeway in Ahwatukee.

Motorists who use Interstate 10 at night in west Phoenix should allow extra travel time or consider alternate routes due to restrictions near 59th Avenue, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Crews will begin restoring two-way traffic to Liberty Lane in Ahwatukee after several months of work to relocate a 4-foot-diameter waterline from the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

Construction, now halfway complete, is underway along 95 percent of the 22-mile corridor.

You’ve got to start somewhere.

Motorists can now use all of the new Interstate 10 access roads between 51st and 67th avenues as a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange emerges in west Phoenix.

In designing the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, ADOT found inspiration from one of Arizona's most influential residents - the late Frank Lloyd Wright.

Steps ADOT crews and contractors' employees take when the temperature blows past 110 can help keep you safe as well.

Construction and maintenance crews working on Arizona’s highways are taking every precaution to beat the heat with temperatures soaring this week.

Praise poured into our social media accounts when we shared photos of fast action by crews building the South Mountain Freeway to extinguish a vehicle fire.

PHOENIX – The next phase of construction on a Southern Avenue traffic interchange for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will require overnight closures this week and at other points over summer.

Work to relocate a water main located within the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has been delayed, causing Liberty Lane traffic restrictions to remain in effect through this summer.

An open house Wednesday, May 30, in Laveen will allow attendees to view renderings and provide feedback on an Ivanhoe Street traffic interchange the Arizona Department of Transportation is considering for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

PHOENIX – In another step toward opening the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway by late 2019, crews have set the girders for the interchange at 24th Street in Ahwatukee.

An open house Tuesday, May 22, in Ahwatukee will allow attendees to view renderings and provide feedback on a 32nd Street traffic interchange the Arizona Department of Transportation is considering for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

Estrella Drive west of 51st Avenue in Laveen will close Monday, May 21, for construction of a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.

Based on community input since the start of construction, the Arizona Department of Transportation is considering two additional interchanges for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

A newly-built roadway adjacent to Interstate 10 in the West Valley will open to traffic this week, restoring 59th Avenue access after Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway construction required a permanent shift in traffic flow.

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