By Jim Walsh | Ahwatukee Foothills News
An Ahwatukee Foothills homeowner’s quest to either halt construction of the South Mountain Freeway or change its path met with resistance during a complicated Maricopa County Superior Court hearing.
Foothills Reserve resident Dietmar Hanke’s challenge to the state Department of Transportation’s plans includes an assertion that there is no concrete plan for the freeway’s precise location. He argues that ADOT has failed to justify the need for the freeway and, as a result, has no authority to condemn land to build it.