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It’s not often when 22 miles of freeway is added to a major city in the U.S. It also isn’t often when a large area becomes ripe for a slew of economic development opportunities for a variety of markets.
Phoenix is set to see all of this become a reality when the South Mountain Freeway is finished in late 2019.
This brand-new stretch of freeway will serve as the connector between the East and West Valley and will not only add value to the existing southwest industrial submarket in Phoenix, but it will also pave the way for business parks, retail and housing developments.
The 22-mile extension of the Loop 202 will run East to West along Pecos Road stemming from the Interstate 10 and Santan Freeway south of Chandler Road. The Loop 202 will then stretch around South Mountain, cutting north and south between 55th and 63rd avenues on the way to the Interstate 10 at 59th Avenue in the West Valley.
Where the $1.7 billion South Mountain Freeway will go is, “projected to have some of the greatest growth in the Valley,” says Dustin Krugel, a public information officer at the Arizona Department of Transportation.
