Three years ago, ADOT began construction on the first-of-its-kind dust storm detection system along Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak. This classic blog reviews it:
By Tom Herrmann /For the past 16 months along I-10 near Eloy, construction teams from the Arizona Department of Transportation and our contractor, Coffman Specialties, have been doing what we’re trained to do: clear land, build new lanes and bridges, and recycle a 4-mile section of freeway to build the foundation for new freeway lanes.
We’re beginning construction on a first-of-its-kind dust detection zone in the heart of Pinal County. The first work involves drilling and installing the foundations for new electronic message boards that will provide important safety information to drivers, followed by installing 10 miles of fiber-optic cable to connect the equipment that will make up the dust detection project.
June is expected to see two important steps forward. First, eastbound traffic will be moved to new travel lanes that have been under construction since January. Later we’ll open a new eastbound on-ramp from State Route 87.
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