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The Arizona Department of Transportation is finalizing design plans to widen Interstate 10 between Ruthrauff Road and Prince Road, including reconstruction of the Prince Road Traffic Interchange (TI).
Currently, this stretch of I-10 is three lanes in each direction. ADOT proposes to widen the freeway to four lanes in each direction, which would be better able to handle increases in traffic. Funding availability and a high priority recommendation from Pima Association of Governments have allowed the project to move forward.
ADOT has scheduled the I-10 project from Ruthrauff Road to Prince Road to begin construction in the fall of 2010. The project is currently funded at $110 million for construction and anticipated to go to bid for construction in late summer of 2010.
ADOT also plans to rebuild the I-10/Prince Road TI so that Prince Road would pass over the Union Pacific railroad tracks and I-10. This proposal would address traffic congestion at the railroad crossing on Prince Road by allowing traffic, including emergency service vehicles, to pass over the railroad tracks. The Federal Highway Administration recommends overpasses above as many cross streets as possible for safety purposes.
Construction will take approximately 18 to 22 months, with Prince Road at I-10 being closed for the majority of that time. Frontage road and ramp closures at the I-10/Prince Road TI also will occur during construction. Access to all properties in the construction area will be maintained, although drivers may need to use alternate routes.
During construction, ADOT will provide information about construction impacts through roadway signs, weekly traffic alerts, news media announcements and a project Web site. ADOT also will hold periodic meetings to discuss construction-related traffic impacts with emergency services providers, area businesses and other interested parties.
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Regional Outlook March 2010
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