Motorists traveling Interstate 10 south of Chandler will soon see an increase in construction activity in both directions.
The work – an 11-mile stretch roughly between the Loop 202 Santan/South Mountain Freeway interchange to the Gila River – is part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s ambitious effort to widen 26 miles of I-10 between the Valley and Casa Grande.
As the closest segment to the Phoenix/Chandler area, this work includes adding an additional travel lane in both directions and constructing a new high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane between Loop 202 and Riggs Road, according to ADOT spokeswoman Marcy McMacken…