CASA GRANDE, AZ (AZFamily) — Crews on Thursday finished the new Interstate 10 bridges over the Gila River near Casa Grande, completing the first of four segments in a project meant to ease the commute between Phoenix and Tucson.
Construction began in May 2024 on the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, with the goal of widening a 26-mile stretch of the freeway to three lanes in each direction.
Once completed, I-10 will be three lanes all the way between Phoenix and Tucson, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
What’s done
The first phase, costing about $71.2 million, included removing the old bridges that cross the Gila River and building new ones that are wider and higher…