ADOT now over halfway done with Loop 202 Santan Freeway widening project in East Valley

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation has now reached the halfway point of its massive project to widen the Loop 202 Santan Freeway.

The Loop 202 work, which is in the southeast Valley and began in August in 2024, has an expected end date of spring 2027, according to ADOT.

The purpose of the project is to address growing traffic demands by widening an 8-mile stretch of the Loop 202 between the Loop 101 Price Freeway in Chandler and Val Vista Drive in Gilbert.

The $200 million project will include:

• Two new lanes in each direction between Loop 101 and Gilbert Road.
• One new lane in each direction between Gilbert Road and Val Vista Drive.
• Reconstruction of the Loop 202 on- and off-ramps by adding walls and widening bridges to accommodate the wider freeway within Chandler and Gilbert.
• New freeway signs, message boards and drainage systems.

This Loop 202 Santan Freeway Improvement Project is made possible through a partnership between ADOT and the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Valley’s metropolitan planning organization, to get it done.

It’s funded through Proposition 400, which includes a countywide half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements approved by voters in 2004.

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