Las Vegas chamber president headed to DC to push for I-11 funding Las Vegas Review-Journal » Construction is underway for the first 15-mile segment of I-11 from Henderson to Boulder City, set to open by the end of this year. Although the route could take decades to build, the new freeway could provide a much-needed direct link between Las Vegas and Phoenix — the only two cities with populations of more than 1 million people that are not linked by an interstate. Michelle2018-02-27T11:54:09-08:00February 23rd, 2018|Arizona, Highways, Nevada, Trump & Infrastructure|
First phase of interstate between Vegas, Phoenix underway Roads & Bridges » Las Vegas and Phoenix are the only two cities with populations more than 1 million that are currently not connected by an interstate. The I-11 looks to change all that. The first phase in Boulder City is expected to be complete by the fall of 2018. Phase 1 will construct about 15 miles of new freeway around the southern and eastern perimeter of Boulder City, Nev., from I-515 to U.S. 93. Michelle2018-02-09T10:42:22-08:00February 5th, 2018|Arizona, Highways, Nevada|
First girders a milestone for South Mountain Freeway interchange at I-10 WTOL 10 » The skyline is changing almost daily at Interstate 10 and 59th Avenue as an interchange takes shape that will connect with the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in west Phoenix. After work completed last weekend, motorists now see the first girders, more than six stories above I-10, for a flyover ramp that will carry South Mountain Freeway traffic to westbound I-10. Michelle2017-11-06T12:14:08-08:00November 1st, 2017|Arizona, Bridges, Highways|
Even lizards can’t stop South Mountain Freeway, ADOT says Awatukee Foothills News » Some endangered lizards living around Pecos Road apparently won’t have to wait for a federal appeals court ruling on efforts to stop the South Mountain Freeway. The Arizona Department of Transportation hunted down chuckwallas and gave them new homes. Michelle2017-10-18T13:35:42-08:00October 16th, 2017|Arizona, Highways|
ADOT Places Largest Girders in State on Salt River Bridges Construction Equipment Guide » As long as a 17-story building and each weighing as much as 14 elephants, 94 extra-long single span girders have been placed on two bridge structures in Arizona over the Salt River when the South Mountain Freeway opens by late 2019. Michelle2017-09-14T14:19:16-08:00September 12th, 2017|Arizona, Bridges, Highways|
