Over the weekend, ADOT destroyed the old Maricopa TI on I-10.

The Maricopa TI is just 1.5 miles south of Loop 202 (San Tan) and I-10.

The new interchange is not a cloverleaf, but rather a standard interchange. Maricopa Rd is being realigned as well and is a lot more straighter. This is to aid access to a Casino.

I-10 is also being widened from AZL-202 near limits to SR-347. It will be widened to 6 lanes.

The project is due for completion in 2 months. I would call it "substantial" completion now, as the lane widening is almost done and the traffic interchange has been completed.

The Interstate 10 Marana widening (Marana Rd - Cortaro Rd, about 10 miles) will be placed for bids in the middle of May. The project is expected to take from 16- to 18- months and is budgeted for $21,000,000.

The Arizona Loop 101 auxiliary lanes near the Loop 202 is expected to have a 90 day turn around. There have been 15 working days already. It is graded and based in some places. I expect it to be done by the end of Feb.

Just an update on how the construction for State Route 51 is coming along.

The project is a 75-million dollar HOV widening from Interstate 10 to Shea Blvd, a distance of about 10 miles, within a very cramped ROW, as well as direct HOV ramps from Interstate 10 to SR-51 and vice-versa. There is also minor right lane widening on Interstate 10. Minor ROW had to be bought from the city of Phoenix.

The sound walls have been continuously erected from McDowell (and the SR-202 -> SR-51 ramp) to Shea, and is virtually done (98%) except for the painting, which will be completed last.

There is continuous contrete built into the median from Intersate 10 and Glendale Avenue (give or take a half mile or so). There is substantial completion north of Glendale Avenue too.

The ramp from Interstate 10 to SR-51 has been completed. There is still a construction zone on Interstate 10 on the approach that closes the HOV lane that can cause significant slowing during the day.

The Arizona Department of Transportation hopes to have the HOV lanes continuously paved, painted, and open to the public with the new over head signs by middle of Feb. It seems to me that they will easily make this goal.

The whole project is expected to be completed by late March/early April of this year.