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Pink Jazz:
Speaking of SR 24, I wonder if most Queen Creek residents use it to go west to Chandler on Loop 202. Using it to go north to US 60 it makes perfect sense, but it definitely seems to be a roundabout way to go west to Chandler due to Loop 202's S-curve to the south. Using Rittenhouse to Germann to Val Vista seems to be much shorter in distance and probably in time as well.
JKRhodes:
--- Quote from: Pink Jazz on May 04, 2015, 09:22:20 PM ---Speaking of SR 24, I wonder if most Queen Creek residents use it to go west to Chandler on Loop 202. Using it to go north to US 60 it makes perfect sense, but it definitely seems to be a roundabout way to go west to Chandler due to Loop 202's S-curve to the south. Using Rittenhouse to Germann to Val Vista seems to be much shorter in distance and probably in time as well.
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That seems to be the common route from Queen Creek to Chandler, Phoenix and points beyond. When I worked in Downtown Phoenix, a coworker of mine who commuted from Johnson Ranch would snake up surface streets to Loop 202, and on to I-10. Taking US 60 to Ellsworth or Ironwood feels much longer, unless you work in Scottsdale, Tempe or Mesa.
Pink Jazz:
I just noticed that at Loop 202 SanTan Freeway and Kyrene, some brand new Skyline Products full matrix LED variable message signs have been installed. I wonder if these are the new full color models. ADOT's new contract with Skyline that they signed last year included some orders for full color VMS.
Note that prior to last year, Skyline was ADOT 's provider for off-freeway VMS, while on-freeway VMS were fixed character models provided by Daktronics. ADOT last year decided not to renew its contract with Daktronics and Skyline is now the exclusive VMS provider for ADOT, with all new models (both on- and off-freeway) now being full matrix.
ARMOURERERIC:
--- Quote from: Pink Jazz on May 04, 2015, 09:22:20 PM ---Speaking of SR 24, I wonder if most Queen Creek residents use it to go west to Chandler on Loop 202. Using it to go north to US 60 it makes perfect sense, but it definitely seems to be a roundabout way to go west to Chandler due to Loop 202's S-curve to the south. Using Rittenhouse to Germann to Val Vista seems to be much shorter in distance and probably in time as well.
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Dang, I remeber going to the SCA Estrella War as a merchant in 1999 and most of these roads were barely paved back then.
Pink Jazz:
About the new VMS on the SanTan Freeway, this is actually part of a project to install the Freeway Management System on the SanTan Freeway, along with the ramp meters that have been installed at the Dobson interchange. The first phase of the project will be completed this year and will be from I-10 to Dobson. The next phase is planned for next year and will extend the FMS to Val Vista.
I wonder though, does the Red Mountain Freeway widening project include the installation of FMS? I would be surprised if it doesn't, because it seems the Red Mountain Freeway would be higher priority than the SanTan Freeway since it gets more traffic (otherwise they wouldn't be widening it).
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