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Phoenix-area freeway history
Construction has begun on the 22-mile South Mountain Freeway segment of Loop 202. It’s being built along the Pecos Road alignment in Ahwatukee. It is the latest addition to the extensive network of freeways in the Phoenix area.
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The South Mountain Freeway is the final stretch of the Loop 202 that rings Phoenix. Much of the new freeway will follow the current path of Pecos Road in Ahwatukee and it has been met with some protest from residents on both sides of the route.
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An aerial photo of Interstate 17 in 1967. Also known as the Black Canyon Freeway, I-17 was the first freeway in Phoenix when it opened in 1950. It now connects Interstate 10 in Phoenix to Interstate 40 in Flagstaff.
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Early construction on Interstate 17. The underpass in the background in this 1961 photo is at Jefferson Street.
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Aerial view of Interstate 17 looking east from the Durango interchange to 16th Street, which was the end of the project when this photo was taken in 1963.
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Interstate 17, the Black Canyon Freeway, was the first freeway in Phoenix. This 1960 photo shows a stretch from Bethany Home Road to Grand Avenue.
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Congestion on Valley freeways. Shown here is Interstate 17 just south of Camelback Road at about 5 p.m. on May 7, 2001.
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Northbound traffic heads toward Flagstaff on Interstate 17 north of Loop 101 in this 2005 photo.
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An aerial view of downtown Phoenix in 1969.
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An aerial view of downtown Phoenix in 2015. This photo includes portions of Interstate 10 and State Route 51 not seen in the 1969 photo.
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Arizona Gov. Rose Mofford shakes hands with Vern Seidel of the State Transportation Board at the dedication site for State Route 51 on July 16, 1988.
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State Route 51, also known as the Piestewa Freeway, is a relatively recent addition to the Valley freeway system. This 1998 photo looks at construction near Shea Boulevard, which was as far north as the freeway extended at that time.
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The opening of new stretches of freeways is often celebrated. Here hundreds of people walk, bike and skate along a newly opened stretch of State Route 51 (Piestewa Freeway) on June 12, 1999.
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A passenger in the first car to enter the new stretch of State Route 51 from the Shea entrance on June 12, 1999, pumps a first in celebration while following a police escort.
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View of the downtown Phoenix skyline on a smoggy morning looking south down State Route 51 near Northern Avenue.
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View from the northern end of State Route 51 where it joins Loop 101.
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Interstate highway construction was taking place throughout the country when this photo was taken of Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix on Dec. 10, 1966.
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Interstate 10 at Tempe Butte on Dec. 1, 1966.
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A celebration on Interstate 10 in Tempe on Sept. 19, 1968.
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A 1969 aerial photo of the area that is now the Broadway Curve on Interstate 10 at U.S. 60.
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A 2015 aerial photo of the Broadway Curve on Interstate 10 at U.S. 60.
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Typical afternoon congestion on Interstate 10 (the Maricopa Freeway) looking east from the 32nd Street overpass in 1988.
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In 1989 a new lane and exit were added to Interstate 10 at Broadway Road in Phoenix in an effort to ease congestion.
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One of the reasons cited for the necessity of the South Mountain Freeway is easing congestion on the stretch of Interstate 10 known as the Broadway Curve.
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The South Mountain portion of Loop 202 wasn’t the first Valley freeway to draw protests. This sign in 1985 expresses opposition to the construction of Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.
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A birds-eye view of Loop 101 construction between Cave Creek and Scottsdale roads in August 2001.
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Construction crews put finishing touches on 4.5 miles of the Price Freeway segment of Loop 101 in the southeast Valley in November 2000.
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A systems operator kept an eye on a bank of monitors that kept track of the 20 video cameras that survey both directions of the half mile deck tunnel downtown on March 14, 1991.
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The ADOT Traffic-operations center in 2015. Operators monitor computers and video feeds in the control room in Phoenix from cameras throughout the Valley and other parts of the state.
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An aerial photo of central Phoenix near McDowell Road and Central Avenue in 1969.
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An aerial photo of central Phoenix near McDowell Road and Central Avenue. Compared to the 1969 photo, the area is now bisected by I-10.
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The Papago Freeway stretch of Interstate 10 looking east near Seventh Avenue.
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A 1965 photo of Interstate 10 and the beginning of State Route 51, now the Piestewa Freeway.
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Construction on Interstate 10 at the 40th Street bridge as work crews took apart the bridge on Oct. 1, 1989, closing the freeway in both directions.
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Workmen place new signs over lanes that were used during reconstruction of the Maricopa Freeway stretch of Interstate 10) in 1990. View is looking north toward downtown Phoenix.
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Cars on the interchange of the Red Mountain Freeway and Hohokam Expressway in Phoenix on June 16, 1995, pass a geometric pattern of granite rocks landscaped to suggest a Native American bowl. Designs like this have made Phoenix a national model for the movement to merge art with infrastructure.
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A 1969 aerial view of the area that is now the Stack interchange.
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A 2015 aerial view of the Stack interchange where Interstate 10 and I-17 meet near 19th Avenue in Phoenix.
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Construction on the Stack interchange between Interstate 10 and I-17 in 1987.
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The Stack interchange under construction in 1980.
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Construction of the Deck Park Tunnel on Interstate 10 in Phoenix in September 1988.
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Construction on the Stack interchange continues at the Interstate 17 and I-10 intersection in 1988.
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This 1969 aerial photo shows the area near 99th Avenue and McDowell Road in the West Valley before major freeway construction.
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The 2015 aerial photo of the same are shows the intersection of Interstate 10 and Loop 101 as well as considerable development sparked by the freeways.
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A 1973 photo of the Papago Freeway stretch of Interstate 10 in the West Valley.
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The Interstate 10 interchange with Loop 101 in Avondale in 2006.
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Workers finish last-minute touches to the suspension pedestrian bridge over Loop 101 near 63rd Avenue in Glendale on May 17, 2011.
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Construction workers build the Loop 303 and Interstate 10 interchange in Goodyear on March 27, 2013.
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U.S. 60 approaching Interstate 10 on June 14, 2016. The interchange is a busy spot during rush hour.
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In the southeast Valley, State Route 24 is being built just off the Loop 202 and Hawes Road in this 2013 photo. The highway connects Loop 202 with Ellsworth Road near the east entrance to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
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This 2002 photo shows construction of the Santan portion of Loop 202 in the southeast Valley. The Santan Freeway will connect with the South Mountain portion of Loop 202.
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Samples of the freeway art that will be part of the South Mountain Freeway were on display in March 2017 near 59th Avenue and Washington Street in Phoenix.
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Phoenix-area freeway history
Construction has begun on the 22-mile South Mountain Freeway segment of Loop 202. It’s being built along the Pecos Road alignment in Ahwatukee. It is the latest addition to the extensive network of freeways in the Phoenix area.
Overnight closures have been scheduled for sections of the Interstate 10 tunnel throughout the weekend for cleaning and maintenance, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Drivers should allow extra travel time and use alternate routes when possible this weekend, an ADOT news release stated.
I-10 eastbound tunnel overnight closure
A portion of eastbound I-10 will be closed between the Interstate 17 “Stack” interchange and State Route 51. Both I-17 ramps to I-10 eastbound will be closed. The closure is scheduled for 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday.
I-10 westbound tunnel overnight closure
A portion of westbound I-10 will be closed between the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and 7th Avenue. The S.R. 51 southbound ramp to I-10 westbound will be closed. The westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway will remain open, but all traffic will have to exit at 7th Street. The closure will run from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday.
I-10 westbound overnight lane closures
Lane closures are also scheduled on I-10 to work on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway Interchange. Westbound I-10 will be narrowed to one lane between 43rd and 59th avenues. The closures are scheduled for 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.
A complete list of all scheduled weekend traffic restrictions can be found on ADOT’s website.
ADOT is asking drivers to allow for extra travel time over the weekend, prepare for slow downs and merge safely near work zones.
Real time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511 and through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT.
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