The completion of the Broadway Curve Improvement Project in Phoenix has been pushed back by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to next spring after some construction delays.
The Interstate 10 bridge over the Salt River was progressing with widening. However, in April, the Salt River flooded, and crews ceased work on the bridge. This delayed the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
ADOT spokesperson Marcy McMacken said crews could not work on the bridges until the river dried up. The flooding caused damage to construction, and crews needed to assess the work that needed to be done.
"That work consisted of constructing the substructure for the newly widened portions of the I-10 bridge over the Salt River that will support the columns, the piers and also the girders that will support the widened part of the I-10 bridge over the Salt River,” McMacken said.
The three-year project is in the final stretch and the remaining parts of the project will continue as planned, according to McMacken.
“For the most part, the rest of the project still, a lot of it, is still going to be completed in the fall, winter of 2024, so that includes the opening of the collector-distributor roads in both directions,” McMacken said.
The project is approximately 90% complete, according to McMacken.
ADOT is asking drivers to remain patient as they continue working on the final phase of the Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Once completed, I-10 will be widened to 20 lanes.
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Source: ABC 15, AZ Family
