SuperRedTan Interchange
Etymology
The name SuperRedTan is a portmanteau of the names of three area freeways that intersect at this point. The name borrows the bolded portions of the following to form the word SuperRedTan.
Construction
In order to successfully create the SuperRedTan Interchange, twelve bridges were built for a combined bridge deck area of 321,000 square feet (29,800 m). All of the bridges were built using cast-in-place concrete, with post-tensioned box girders. There was 60,511 feet (18,444 m) of mechanically stabilized earth walls with some segments reaching up to 53 feet (16 m) tall. 162,040 feet (49,390 m) of soundwalls were also built within the project area to minimize the amount of decibels that the interchange was projected to generate the surrounding communities. The SuperRedTan Interchange project also consisted of widening the Superstition Freeway between Power and Crismon Roads, and constructing Loop 202 from scratch from the interchange north to University Drive. Phased construction lasted four years, from 2003 to 2007, and cost $116 million USD. It was funded through Proposition 300, which was passed in 1985 by Maricopa County voters.
See also
References
- ^ "Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway)". ADOT. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ^ Maricopa Association of Governments (September 2005). "2005 Annual Report on the Status of the Implementation of Proposition 400" (PDF). p. 48. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ "SuperRedTan Interchange". Associated Construction Publications. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- ^ "US 60 (Superstition Freeway)". ADOT. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2008.