Items Tagged with 'Arizona Dept. of Transportation'

Contractors reconfigure a three-freeway interchange on a construction site interwoven with ever-shifting alignments to keep traffic moving.

The opening of new lanes along Interstate 10 and a rebuilt interchange in Tucson by the end of 2024 is just one of the Arizona Dept. of Transportation’s efforts for the year.

For decades, commuters, holiday trippers and truck drivers have contended with a twisting eight-mile uphill stretch of Interstate 17, with ascents to 6.17% and seasonal temperatures regularly exceeding 100 degrees.

Replacing the structurally deficient and functionally obsolete Pinto Creek Bridge on US 60 took a nearly three-year effort.

Completed in April 2022, the $24.5-million diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at Houghton Road and I-10 is southern Arizona’s first and just the state’s second DDI.

The agency has divided the $56-million project into multiple phases, with final completion scheduled for May 2024.

Joint venture team moves Phoenix-area freeway expansion forward in one of Arizona DOT’s largest alternative-delivery efforts.