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The Town of Gilbert now seems to be using FYG for its Pedestrian Crossing signs at least in RRFB installations. I'm not sure it is exclusively used for new RRFB installations or if it is applied universally for all new installations.
The Arizona Department of Transportation plans to extend state Route 24 in southeast Mesa, given its proximity to the growing Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport region.The Gateway Freeway that opened between Loop 202 and Ellsworth Road in 2014 is currently just one mile, making it the Valley's shortest freeway. The plan is to add another five miles to Ironwood Drive in Pinal County.
Does this include the entire mainline?? Or just the Pecos Segment?? Am of the opinion they were still working on the cut across South Mountain.
The Arizona Republic reports that plans are underway for a five-mile extension of the (currently very short) AZ 24 freeway to open in 2022.
Quote from: KniwtThe Arizona Republic reports that plans are underway for a five-mile extension of the (currently very short) AZ 24 freeway to open in 2022.This diagram appears to show the freeway still ending at Ellsworth Road (with a newly completed full freeway exit) and freeway-ready frontage roads built out to Ironwood Drive. The article states ADOT is looking at extending the freeway corridor farther South to stay ahead of development in the region. There is no funding available for an extension past Ironwood Drive. If ADOT is going to extend the highway farther, why not extend it West to US-60 just South of Gold Canyon? That would make more sense. I get it that Queen Creek and San Tran Valley is growing, but that's going to be yet another freeway corridor need, wrapping around to Florence, Coolidge and perhaps back West to Casa Grande.
Well, there is a nice map in this study showing that 24 would link to a new north-south freeway, which itself would link to US60. A direct connection beyond the north-south freeway to US60 would seem logical...From Reply#312 from Road Warrior, earlier in this thread.https://azdot.gov/adot-news/draft-north-south-corridor-environmental-impact-statement-available-review?fbclid=IwAR3U8OjpHEehLDvoEVkoQjYJ-KpriTGwNI6RXJb0iIN98sOp4URtA3p7wu0
Quote from: splashflash on November 16, 2019, 07:00:59 PMWell, there is a nice map in this study showing that 24 would link to a new north-south freeway, which itself would link to US60. A direct connection beyond the north-south freeway to US60 would seem logical...From Reply#312 from Road Warrior, earlier in this thread.https://azdot.gov/adot-news/draft-north-south-corridor-environmental-impact-statement-available-review?fbclid=IwAR3U8OjpHEehLDvoEVkoQjYJ-KpriTGwNI6RXJb0iIN98sOp4URtA3p7wu0 Might as well start building two more lanes in each direction to I-10, between the the junction with AZ 87 and at least downtown Tucson, right now. The added traffic to and from from the east valley will make the 10 an even bigger nightmare than it already is.
There's some "interesting" driving in that video, especially at 1:53 and 2:56. I suppose they could be contractors, though.
Proposed improvements to one of metro Phoenix's busiest stretches of Interstate 10 could ease rush hour commutes in the coming years.The Arizona Department of Transportation has been studying improvements to 11 miles of I-10 between the Interstate 17 split near Sky Harbor Airport and Loop 202 in Chandler, known as the Broadway Curve.That stretch of the freeway has seen increased traffic in recent years, especially during morning and evening commutes, ADOT said.An average of 287,000 vehicles traveled daily on I-10 in the area west of Arizona 143 in 2018.
PHOENIX – The city will no longer use red-light and speed-enforcement cameras at intersections starting with the new year.A proposal to extend the contract for the cameras beyond Jan. 1 failed by a 4-5 City Council vote this week.Councilman Michael Nowakowski told KJZZ radio he voted Wednesday against the extension because city staff never supplied him with the information he requested months ago.Phoenix currently has fixed red-light cameras at 12 intersections in addition to speed-enforcement units that can be moved around school zones.