Future freeway route on citizens team agenda

By Doug Murphy
Ahwatukee Foothills News
7-22-05

Possible alignment changes for a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway near 71st Avenue tops the July 28 agenda of the South Mountain Citizens Advisory Team.

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.

The citizens advisory team provides the Arizona Department of Transportation planners with feedback on possible routes and concerns from the freeway that would connect Interstate 10 in Ahwatukee Foothills and I-10 on the west side of the Valley.

On the west side, ADOT and the committee have identified five possible routes for the freeway to connect with I-10 between 51st Avenue and the Loop 101 interchange.

On the east side, in Ahwatukee Foothills, the only identified alignment is the 1988 route where Pecos Road now is.

The 24-member advisory team has five representatives from Ahwatukee Foothills.

For information, visit www.southmountainfreeway.com.