Crews take down westbound I-10 bridge over the Gila River
As work continues on the Interstate 10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, crews recently took down an I-10 bridge over the Gila River.
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PHOENIX — As work continues on the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, crews recently took down an I-10 bridge over the Gila River.
To start the removal process of the westbound I-10 bridge, crews shifted traffic onto part of the new eastbound bridge at the Gila River in early April, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The traffic shift will be in effect for the next 8-10 months, according to ADOT.
ADOT held a special event for I-10 bridge removal
To celebrate the progress, ADOT held a special event with Gila River Indian Community leaders and other community members to watch the I-10 bridge removal.
Gila River bridge construction is the first of four segments of the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project.
Work on the bridge segment began in May 2024 and will cost approximately $71.2 million. It is scheduled to be completed by early 2026.
The goal of the first stage is to make the existing bridges wider by converting the two-lane bridges into new three-lane bridges featuring wider shoulders.
The full Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project spans 26 miles of I-10 from the Loop 202 to north of Casa Grande. It is expected to be completed in late 2028.
In addition to the bridge improvements, the project will widen I-10 south of Chandler to north of Casa Grade, providing motorists three lanes of travel in each direction.
Meanwhile, the HOV lanes in each direction on I-10 from Loop 202 to Riggs Road will be extended, and a fiber optic backbone for freeway management technology will be implemented.
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Just from the heat island aspect, I would rather see endless miles of concrete used versus endless miles of heat absorbing and releasing black asphalt.
Oddly population numbers will continue to increase rather we build one lane or ten.
Great news to those impacted. The old bridge while functional was obsolete and insufficient the day it opened.
Would be nice if they widened the portion from the bridges to WH pass NOW instead of 2 years from now. Maybe we wouldn't be stopped near Riggs every morning coming into Phoenix.