Freeway disclosures spark new concerns about traffic safety and street impact

Residential side of a noise barrier in Scottsdale, with detailed design treatments and landscaping with native desert plants

By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothills News

A presentation on the South Mountain Freeway’s design and construction Monday provoked new concerns about traffic, safety and its impact on the desert landscape.

Revelations that sound-proof walls will extend as high as 50 to 60 feet along portions of the freeway prompted scorn as Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee member Michael Hinz remarked that the area will be home to “The Great Wall of Pecos Road.”

“Ahwatukee is carrying everyone’s water in this project,” he complained, stating the freeway will create “a visual monstrosity” running along eight miles of Pecos Road and ruining desert and mountain views.

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