When my wife and 2 daughters were looking to buy a house in the Ahwatukee/Foothills area of Phoenix over 15 yrs ago, we were told about the Freeway that would be built some day. Back then I wasn’t a Realtor. Matter of fact, I worked as an Administrative Mgr for International Paper Co near 51st Ave and I-10. The 202 Loop would have cut my commute in 1/2, so I quietly looked forward to its completion.
Well 15 yrs have come and gone. I changed careers and now I am an Associate Broker for Mira Vista Properties helping 1st Time Home Buyers and Retirement and Winter Home Buyers wade through the endless issues around Short Sales, Bank Foreclosures and the occasional traditional seller.
Not much has changed with the 202 Loop saga over those 15 yrs. I remember going to neighborhood meetings put on by AZ Dept of Transportation over 10 yrs ago. They showed plans of possible routes. Along the Ahwatukee end, they were all going down Pecos Rd because back in the 1980’s when the freeway maps were being drawn up that seems like a natural place to put it. Then came the 1990’s building boom of the “Longest Cul-de-sac in the World”. Some houses and a church were built either on the proposed Pecos 202 alignment or VERY close to it. The following year … another meeting and more talk about more studies etc, etc, etc
Well, yesterday Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) approved the Loop 202 connecting Chandler to Laveen with an 8 lane freeway along the Pecos Rd alignment. Ahwatukee residences are still very upset. They don’t want it built. There is still talk to see if the Gila River Tribal Council would consider putting it on their land. That’s been tried twice; both times it has been voted down by the Council. Unfortunately, everybody has the attitude “not in my backyard”. Again very unfortunately, it would be literally in some people’s back yards. http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/2009/10/21/20091021freeway1022.html
Next up, you guess it, more studies. This time AZ Dept of Transportation will do the required environmental impact study for the US Dept Transportation.
Ironically, my wife and I moved to Chandler and we live closer to the Chandler completed portion of the 202 than we would have, if we had stayed in the Ahwatukee/Foothills area. Go figure.
When Will The 202 Loop Be Finished?
October 22nd, 2009 by Steve Leave a reply »
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