Driving on the Loop 202 - South Mountain Freeway

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Published 2024-01-07
Thirty years in the making, the $2 billion, 22-mile/35 km Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway was Arizona’s largest-ever single highway project and the first to utilize a public-private partnership. With over 117,000 travelers a day, the Loop 202 Freeway is an important connector for business and commerce in the state.

The mountains you see in the distance after I merge onto the 202 are the Estrella Mountains. For some good pictures and information about those mountains you can google Estrella Mountains. Estrella in Spanish means star.

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Map of the South Mountain Freeway: azdot.gov/projects/central-district-projects/loop-…

A video about the planning and construction of the South Mountain Freeway:    • Managing a Successful Mega-Project: L...  
All Comments (5)
  • @concretebob7680
    Nice KUKQ (1060) and KDJQ (1510)-related soundtrack, by the way.
  • @johnplatt9518
    Wow! They still doing the turn lane on 7th Ave and 7th St as additional reverse lane during morning and evening rush hour?
  • @concretebob7680
    I am a Roadgeek who has been following the development of the Phoenix Freeway System since the 1970s, and I don't live in the region. Maricopa County has done a wonderful job in co-ordination with ADOT to deliver a World-Class Freeway System to Phoenix. Beauty, efficiency, functionality, financial sustainability, and most importantly, mobility. Maricopa County does a good job with their transportation taxes.
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