{"id":4750,"date":"2016-10-27T16:53:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T23:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finditinlaveen.com\/?p=4750"},"modified":"2016-10-27T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T23:53:13","slug":"adot-announces-legal-win-in-south-mountain-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/adot-announces-legal-win-in-south-mountain-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"ADOT announces legal win in South Mountain Freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0This press release was sent out by ADOT on Thursday, Oct. 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">South Mountain Freeway remains on track with latest court ruling<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"center\"><i class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Direct link between East Valley and West Valley scheduled to open in 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">PHOENIX \u2013 Work on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the U.S. District Court in Phoenix denying a third bid by opponents to halt construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.azdot.gov\/files\/eAttach\/ADOT-Doc-147-Order.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An order<\/a><\/span><span class=\"\"> released Wednesday, Oct. 26, denied the plaintiffs\u2019 motion for an injunction, saying, in part, that they are unlikely to prevail on appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">\u201cI believe that the completed South Mountain Freeway will provide a great overall economic benefit to the growing Maricopa County region, and relief to users of the system, particularly where Interstate 10 passes through downtown Phoenix,\u201d Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski said. \u201cWe are moving forward with a project supported by Maricopa County voters and our partners \u2013 the city of Phoenix and the Maricopa Association of Governments \u2013 that will make the Phoenix metro area a better place to live and do business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">In August, the court granted the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s and ADOT\u2019s motions for summary judgment, concluding that the agencies complied with federal law in moving forward with the project.\u00a0 In July 2015, the court rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have halted all work leading up to the start of construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Opponents have appealed the August ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">The 22-mile freeway, expected to open by late 2019, will provide a long-planned direct link between the East Valley and West Valley and a much-needed alternative to Interstate 10 through downtown Phoenix. Approved by Maricopa County voters in 1985 and again in 2004 as part of a comprehensive regional transportation plan, the South Mountain Freeway will complete the Loop 202 and Loop 101 freeway system in the Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Construction of the South Mountain Freeway began in September with improvements to the I-10\/Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) interchange. Work includes extending Loop 202 HOV lanes and widening the shoulders to Pecos Road near 48th Street. Also underway is plant salvage work along the Pecos Road segment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Construction of the mainline freeway is scheduled to begin in early 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0This press release was sent out by ADOT on Thursday, Oct. 27. 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