Bethany Home Road Traffic Interchange improvements  

• Description: Construct a half-diamond interchange at Loop 101 and Bethany Home Road with northbound Loop 101 entrance ramps and southbound exit ramps. Note: the southern half of the interchange was completed in August 2006.
    
• Schedule: Construction began in September 2006 and was completed in August 2007.

• Description: The Beardsley Road Connector project involves extending Beardsley Road from 83rd Avenue and connecting it to Loop 101 for traffic exiting westbound and entering southbound.

  

The project includes a one-way southbound frontage road along Loop 101 from 75th Avenue to Union Hills Drive for traffic exiting Loop 101 westbound at Beardsley Road or Union Hills Drive and traffic entering Loop 101 from 75th Avenue or Beardsley Road. The southbound entrance ramp at 75th Avenue and the westbound exit ramp at Union Hills Drive will be relocated slightly to improve traffic flow at these interchanges. Additionally the project will add a u-turn bridge over Loop 101 running just north of the existing Union Hills Drive overpass, which will allow traffic to enter Loop 101 northbound/eastbound from the frontage road without going through the signalized intersection at Union Hills Drive. This project will reduce congestion and improve safety and traffic flow at the 75th Avenue and Union Hills Drive interchanges, and will also enhance access to Loop 101 from the Northwest Valley.

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The Beardsley Road Connector Project is a city of Peoria sponsored project funded through the MAG RTP, which will be designed and constructed in coordination with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the city of Glendale. ADOT will oversee and construct any related elements within the freeway right of way, including frontage roads, ramps and bridge structures.

• Schedule: Construction is expected to begin fall 2009. The schedule for the ADOT-related improvements was advanced by three years from the schedule identified in the RTP with funding from the city of Peoria and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Union Hills Traffic Interchange improvements  

• Description: Make improvements to the interchange at Union Hills Drive to improve traffic flow. Planned improvements include widening the Union Hills bridge over Loop 101 to allow three through lanes in each direction, installing dual left turn lanes onto Loop 101 in each direction, and constructing a sidewalk on both sides of the bridge.  On the east and west approaches there will also be three through lanes and storage for the dual left turn lanes with right turn lanes for the Loop 101 on-ramps. The northbound off-ramp will be widened to accommodate additional traffic. These improvements will be constructed in conjunction with the planned interchange improvements at this location as part of the Beardsley Road Connector project and are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
   
• Schedule: Construction is scheduled to begin fall 2009.

Thunderbird Road Traffic Interchange improvements  

• Description: Make improvements to the interchange at Thunderbird Road to improve traffic flow. The project will widen Thunderbird Road to provide three through lanes and dual left turn lanes in each direction.
   
• Schedule: Funding for interchange improvements at this location is included in Phase I (2006-2010) of the Regional Transportation Plan. Construction began in fall 2008 and should be complete by mid 2009.

Our Valley Freeway System is part of the 2004 voter-approved Regional Transportation Plan. We are working hard with our transit partners to implement the voters’ vision and are committed to quality, safety, open communication with our neighbors, and minimal inconvenience to the traveling public.