Portions of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway and state Route 143 will close this weekend.

The decision Ahwatukee Foothills residents have been waiting on for years could finally be made in less than a month as the Gila River Indian Community sends the Loop 202 to a public vote.

A study of the Pinal County Corridor has found traffic patterns along Hunt Highway do not justify a regional highway along that route. Hunt Highway, while not actually a state highway, runs along Chandler’s southern border.

Transportation officials are urging drivers to avoid a potential traffic nightmare by staying off eastbound Loop 202 in Phoenix as they head toward the East Valley this weekend.

December 17, 2004

Two closures will keep drivers off the Red Mountain Freeway stretch of Loop 202 starting Friday, including one rare daytime shutdown.

Construction will close sections of two East Valley freeways and a pair of freeways in central Phoenix this weekend.

Vernon Parker, Republican candidate for Congressional District 9, came out in favor of a ‘no build’ option for the Loop 202 Freeway extension on Sunday, Earth Day.

Vernon Parker, Republican candidate for Congressional District 9, came out in favor of a ‘no build’ option for the Loop 202 Freeway extension on Sunday, Earth Day.

A group of Ahwatukee Foothills residents is gearing up for a legal battle against the Arizona Department of Transportation over plans to build a freeway through the Phoenix community.

Freeway improvement work in the Phoenix area will require closures or lane restrictions this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, consider alternate routes and allow extra travel time while the following weekend restrictions are in place:

TEMPE - With two losses in its last three games, Arizona State needed a confidence boost and got it against Fresno State.

Drivers will find closures this weekend on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway and Loop 101 Price Freeway.

A serious collision on the Loop 202 in Chandler caused major delays for morning commuters.

Two members of Congress want a less damaging approach to building the South Mountain Freeway connecting Chandler to Laveen.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has opened a new eastbound Loop 202 lane in Tempe near Arizona State University.

The Loop 202 in Chandler will be closed in both directions at the Loop 101 from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday for bridge construction. Detour: Travel north on the Loop 101 to Ray Road and use the Ray Road ramps to re-enter southbound Loop 101. Use the southbound Loop 101 ramps to access east or westbound Loop 202. Also consider using Chandler Boulevard.