How drivers can discover new details about ADOT Loop 101 widening project in Glendale

PHOENIX — Authorities are inviting the public to attend an informational meeting about an upcoming project to widen the Loop 101 freeway in Glendale.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will provide information about its plan to widen part of the Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway next Thursday.

Work on the construction is scheduled to start on Sept. 27.

ADOT Loop 101 widening in Glendale update

The purpose of next week’s meeting is to inform the community about its project to widen the Loop 101 between 75th Avenue and Interstate 17 in Glendale.

ADOT wants to add two new lanes — one in each direction — that will stretch along 6 miles of Loop 101.

It also wants to improve various parts of the Loop 101 west of I-17. For instance, ADOT plans to add a third southbound left turn lane on 75th Avenue. This will impact traffic entering the eastbound freeway.

On top of that, construction crews will also:

• Widen several bridges along the Loop 101 freeway.
• Reconstruct on- and off-ramps.
• Resurface pavement along this stretch of the Loop 101 freeway.
• Improve the ramp connecting the westbound Loop 101 to the northbound I-17.

Work on this massive Loop 101 widening in Glendale will require lane restrictions and full freeway closures during the project’s expected 2.5-year lifespan.

How to join meeting on plan to widen West Valley freeway

The meeting next Thursday will take place at the Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center near Union Hills Drive and 55th Avenue.

Members of ADOT’s project team will give the public a descriptive project overview. They’ll also tell drivers and nearby residents how construction will impact their lives.

Can’t make it to the meeting? ADOT will post its presentation on the project website.

Construction on the Loop 101 widening project is expected to start in late September.