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VALLEY TRAVEL
Loop 202 widening project begins Aug. 9, adds new lanes in Chandler, Gilbert
ADOT to add lanes between Loop 101 and Val Vista Drive
(ADOT)
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The latest freeway widening project in the Valley is scheduled to start Friday night, Aug. 9, state transportation officials said.
The Loop 202 Improvement Project will add new lanes and make interchange improvements along 8 miles of Loop 202 between Loop 101 and Val Vista Drive in Chandler and Gilbert.
The $200 million, 30-month project will add two lanes in each direction along the Santan Freeway between Loop 101 and Gilbert Road, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Crews also will add one lane in each direction between Gilbert Road and Val Vista Drive, widen bridges and reconstruct on- and off-ramps.
Eastbound Loop 202 is scheduled to be closed between Loop 101 and Arizona Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12.
Initial work will include removing the top layer of asphalt pavement, and crews later will use the diamond-grinding process to smooth the remaining concrete pavement along the freeway, ADOT officials said.
Individual on- and off-ramps will be closed for approximately 60 days each time while they are rebuilt to fit into the freeway’s wider configuration, according to ADOT.
