{"id":4794,"date":"2016-10-15T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T16:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finditinlaveen.com\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2016-11-04T09:14:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T16:14:17","slug":"adot-recaps-recent-public-meetings-on-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/adot-recaps-recent-public-meetings-on-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"ADOT recaps recent public meetings on freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" align=\"right\">Oct. 14 press release from ADOT<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"center\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">South Mountain Freeway design meetings draw big crowds, important input<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"center\"><i class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Hundreds pose questions, provide feedback on design plans<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">PHOENIX \u2013 Nearly 800 people attended three public meetings on preliminary design plans for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, providing input and asking questions that will guide final design of the 22-mile-long link between the West Valley and East Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The meetings, held in Ahwatukee Foothills, Laveen and west Phoenix, provided an opportunity for residents to learn more about the freeway\u2019s alignment, traffic interchanges, noise walls, landscaping and aesthetics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Representatives from the Arizona Department of Transportation and the developer, Connect 202 Partners, answered questions, received feedback and encouraged attendees to provide comments on detailed design plans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">\u201cThe South Mountain Freeway has generated significant interest, as evidenced by the great attendance at these design meetings,\u201d said Rob Samour, ADOT senior deputy state engineer of major projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">All input is being assessed by ADOT\u2019s development team and, when possible, will influence how the freeway is constructed.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">A <\/span><span class=\"\">comprehensive summary of the public meetings, which will be posted at <\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/SouthMountainFreeway\" target=\"_blank\">SouthMountainFreeway<\/a><\/span><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">.com<\/span><\/u><span class=\"\"> in November, will address any questions that remained unanswered after the three meetings. Participants submitted about 500 comment forms and question cards.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The latest project information is available via the project website at <\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/SouthMountainFreeway\" target=\"_blank\">SouthMountainFreeway<\/a><\/span><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">.com<\/span><\/u><span class=\"\">, email and text updates (click \u201cSubscribe for Updates\u201d on the project website) and the project hotline numbers (1.855.763.5202, or para Espa\u00f1ol, 623.239.4558).\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Construction of the South Mountain Freeway began in September with improvements to the Interstate 10\/Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) interchange. Work includes extending Loop 202 HOV lanes and widening the shoulders to Pecos Road near 48th Street. Construction of the mainline freeway is scheduled to begin in early 2017.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">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 when it opens to traffic by the end of 2019.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">For more information, visit <\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/SouthMountainFreeway\" target=\"_blank\">SouthMountainFreeway<\/a><\/span><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">.com.<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 14 press release from ADOT South Mountain Freeway design meetings draw big crowds, important input Hundreds pose questions, provide feedback on design plans \u00a0PHOENIX \u2013 Nearly 800 people attended three public meetings on preliminary design plans for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, providing input and asking questions that will guide final design of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[340],"tags":[227,152,161,160,154,254,220],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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