AZ - Gateway freeway gets state OK

[Dougtone]

Work on the next piece of the Southeast Valley's (Phoenix/Mesa, AZ) freeway system will begin next year, four years earlier than had been scheduled because of a vote this month by the Arizona state Transportation Board.  Mesa has been pushing to accelerate construction of the Gateway Freeway (AZ 24), but this vote seals the deal.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2011/01/26/20110126mesa-gateway-freeway0126.html

[AZDude]

Good.

[Chris]

Is Apache Junction the next boomtown in this area? So far it seemed to miss out on all the suburban development in the area like Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, etc.

[FreewayDan]

Work on the next piece of the Southeast Valley's (Phoenix/Mesa, AZ) freeway system will begin next year, four years earlier than had been scheduled because of a vote this month by the Arizona state Transportation Board.  Mesa has been pushing to accelerate construction of the Gateway Freeway (AZ 24), but this vote seals the deal.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2011/01/26/20110126mesa-gateway-freeway0126.html

That was previously Arizona 802.  I wonder if AzDOT will renumber Arizona 801.

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

[kurumi]

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Actually, those are reserved for the same reason South Korea reserves numbers 70 through 99 ... reunification with Utah 

[Rover_0]

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Actually, those are reserved for the same reason South Korea reserves numbers 70 through 99 ... reunification with Utah  

Well, they'd need to get on the same page (at least signage-wise) with Utah...last time I was in Kanab, the UT-11 signs were still up.  

[Henry]

About time they allowed construction of a new freeway in the Phoenix area!

[CL]

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Actually, those are reserved for the same reason South Korea reserves numbers 70 through 99 ... reunification with Utah 

Well, they'd need to get on the same page (at least signage-wise) with Utah...last time I was in Kanab, the UT-11 signs were still up.   

Really? Drat, and not drat. I've been wanting to go down to Kanab for the longest time to see how Utah would sign US-89A, but now I have no need to. Still, UDOT needs to get its act together.

[agentsteel53]

it is signed as UT-11 with some "to 89A" trailblazers

[national highway 1]

Work on the next piece of the Southeast Valley's (Phoenix/Mesa, AZ) freeway system will begin next year, four years earlier than had been scheduled because of a vote this month by the Arizona state Transportation Board.  Mesa has been pushing to accelerate construction of the Gateway Freeway (AZ 24), but this vote seals the deal.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2011/01/26/20110126mesa-gateway-freeway0126.html

That was previously Arizona 802.  I wonder if AzDOT will renumber Arizona 801.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Phoenix_Freeways#Arizona_State_Planning_Route_801_.2F_State_Route_30
According to the Wikipedia page on 'Metropolitan Phoenix Freeways', the number for AZ 801 might be used for planning purposes and the signed route might be AZ 30.

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Why does Arizona start it SRs with 51? (50 was cancelled and 48 is planned)

[FreewayDan]

Work on the next piece of the Southeast Valley's (Phoenix/Mesa, AZ) freeway system will begin next year, four years earlier than had been scheduled because of a vote this month by the Arizona state Transportation Board.  Mesa has been pushing to accelerate construction of the Gateway Freeway (AZ 24), but this vote seals the deal.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2011/01/26/20110126mesa-gateway-freeway0126.html

That was previously Arizona 802.  I wonder if AzDOT will renumber Arizona 801.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Phoenix_Freeways#Arizona_State_Planning_Route_801_.2F_State_Route_30
According to the Wikipedia page on 'Metropolitan Phoenix Freeways', the number for AZ 801 migh be used for planning purposes and the signed route might be AZ 30.

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Why does Arizona start it SRs with 51? (50 was cancelled and 48 is planned)

Not sure about SR 48, but SR 51 in its early planning statges was speculated to be I-510.  Before the 1985 plan, it was SR 510.

[Rover_0]

BTW, I thought that any numbers below 50 (excluding the proposed Arizona 48 and Arizona's Interstate) would be reserved for Indian Routes.

Actually, those are reserved for the same reason South Korea reserves numbers 70 through 99 ... reunification with Utah 

Well, they'd need to get on the same page (at least signage-wise) with Utah...last time I was in Kanab, the UT-11 signs were still up.   

Really? Drat, and not drat. I've been wanting to go down to Kanab for the longest time to see how Utah would sign US-89A, but now I have no need to. Still, UDOT needs to get its act together.

Well, after emailing them, they said with all the signing (hanging signs, those "BGS's" on poles, etc.) that this is going to be a big resigning procedure...they want to get it all done at once.  Mind you, that was about 3 months ago, but still...

All the more reason to try to get either US-64 or US-160 extended/rerouted via AZ-98/US-89/89A/AZ-389/UT-59/UT-9 to I-15.

If Arizona is willing to go low yet doesn't like the US-64 or US-160 idea, then a MSR-3 wouldn't be that far-fetched of an idea (if we don't have a MSR-59 or 389).

However, it's interesting yet odd that Arizona is using a number lower than 50.

[mapman1071]

These Future Freeways Should Be Renumbered
AZ 801 (AZ 85 Buckeye to Loop 202 Laveen/Phoenix(55th Avenue)) > AZ 185 Gila Freeway
AZ 802 Gateway Freeway (Loop 202 Mesa to US 60 Gold Canyon> AZ 360