Freeway
advisory committee to meet Thursday
Doug Murphy Updated
projections for how many vehicles a day might use the proposed South Mountain
Loop 202 freeway will be unveiled Thursday at the South Mountain Citizens
Advisory Team meeting. The
meeting will be held at the Komatke Center at 51st Avenue and St. Johns Road,
just north of Pecos Road on the Gila River Indian Community, from 5:30 to 8:30
p.m. In
October, the Arizona Department of Transportation estimated that the freeway
would carry about 170,000 vehicles a day from Interstate 10 at Pecos Road,
around South Mountain to I-10 between 51st Avenue and the Loop 101 interchange. The
citizens advisory team provides ADOT's planners with feedback on possible routes
and concerns. The
24-member advisory team has five representatives from Ahwatukee Foothills. For
information, visit www.southmountainfreeway.com. The
reporter can be reached at (480) 898-7914 or by e-mail at dmurphy@aztrib.com. |