A member of the construction team removes a metal mesh visor from a central barrier wall along I-10. (Courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation)
Crews have received the go-ahead from the Arizona Department of Transportation to transition from porch to construction on the I-10 Broadway Curve project.
The crews have drilled and drilled to test the ground conditions under the carriageway; Inventory of the sidewalk and making repairs; and surveying and performing utility relocations. They also removed the last stretch of rubberized asphalt between Hardy Drive and I-10 in Tempe.
The four-year project will bring improvements, additions and additional lanes to and around I-10 from Loop 202 – Santan / South Mountain Freewa – to I-17 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
The crews also began removing anti-glare screens along I-10 between 40th and 48th streets. Anti-glare barriers are metal grilles attached to middle barrier walls to reduce glare from oncoming headlights.
Next, the crews will start raising the middle barrier walls so that they are big enough and the anti-glare walls are no longer required.
In the coming weeks, the crews expect to start setting up a tree nursery for the recovery of native plants. Mature specimens of plants that take many years to develop from seeds, such as saguaros, barrel cacti, ocotillos, and palo verde trees, are preserved. They are looked after in a day nursery until they can return to their permanent home.
The work zone in the entire project area has been set up. Except for one emergency, the crews have no plans to completely close highways in the project area by 2022. However, some additional lanes, ramps and road closures will be required this year.
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