Ahwatukee Foothills News
Blasting in Ahwatukee to make way for the South Mountain Freeway may not be necessary after all.
Arizona Department of Transportation spokesman Dustin Krugel told AFN last week that freeway developer Connect 202 Partners “is in the process of evaluating whether it will be necessary to conduct limited controlled rock blasting within the Pecos Road segment as part of ongoing earthwork activities.”
Although surveys of homes in the blast area, west of 32nd Street, are still underway, Krugel said ADOT won’t know whether blasting is necessary until late this month.
Meanwhile, ADOT also last week issued a news release stating that freeway work is proceeding at a swift pace.
