2023/01/30

Valley Metri NW Expansion Q123 Update

 

PROJECT STATUS 

• Traffic on Dunlap Avenue will shift in December 2022 for track and roadway installation at 25th and Dunlap avenues. Traffic will remain restricted to one lane in each direction outside of the future light rail guideway (where the train tracks are located). 

• Utility relocations in the project corridor will be completed by January 2023. • Trackwork and station construction will continue through spring 2023. 

• Bridge construction on 25th Avenue over the Arizona Canal and Diversion Channel is complete; 25th Avenue road, rail and station work will continue through spring 2023. 

• Interstate 17 light rail bridges work, which includes track and station infrastructure, will continue through 2023. 

• Coordination and collaboration continues with local area community groups, business owners and residents. 

NEXT STEPS 

• Overhead Catenary System (OCS) poles and wiring construction will continue through spring 2023. 

• Trackwork is estimated to be completed in February 2023. 

• Station construction is estimated to be completed in spring 2023. 

• Construction of the light rail bridges over I-17 will continue into 2023. Expect overnight freeway restrictions in this area through spring 2023. No additional full freeway closures are expected







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