Arizona have some neat lookin interchanges

After many years of opposition from the Gila River Indian Reservation, ADOT will finally be widening the final 23 mile stretch of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson within the next year or so. The last remaining stretch between Chandler to near Casa Grande is in the environmental study phase as we speak. One of the major parts of the project is replacing the bridges over the Gila River, which were built back in the 1960s, and fall well below Interstate standards. When that final 23 mile stretch is completed, all of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson will be 3 lanes wide each direction.

I love this route I love the holy desert 🌵 I often run to Los Angela’s then back to Mississippi. Best route ever for trucking

Loved I10. A true freedom road. Tucson to Phoenix in a hour. My radio blasting tunes like these. Damn great driving memories.

Fantastic video of what must be one of the greatest freeways in the US and the whole world. And a very iconic soundtrack too! 🤩

Great video, Kyle! They just started redoing the Broadway Curve with the AZ Route 143 interchange as well as the widening to three lanes west to AZ Route 85, which is currently in progress.

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm amazed how quickly these videos can become outdated sometimes, especially with how quickly ADOT gets things done. They waste no time in upgrading their freeways. This video is only around 8 months old too. I appreciate your feedback!

@bryanibarra1142

2 жыл бұрын

Also the the I-10 will be widen in the east to 3 lanes going to casa grande. Too much construction going on.

Phoenix has changed so much since I was last there in 2010. I am very familiar with the Phoenix area as I learned to drive a Semi-Truck there when I was employed by Swift Transportation, which is headquartered there on 75th Ave. about a mile and a half South of I-10.

I love this vid, but I noticed that KZread added a 2160p version to this, and I noticed that it makes the video seem laggy or missing frames. When I drop the quality to 1440p, it's fine, but I figured I should let you know. By the way, Steve Miller rocks!

It's been over 30 years since I've driven I-10 in Phoenix. One thing that is truly ingrained into my memory was an approximate 1-mile stretch of the westbound in downtown Phoenix where the Arizona Dept of Transportation used as a test section for roadway markings. Across the slow lane was stripes of white and yellow paint. I guess there is no better place to test the durability of highway paints than the slow lane of a busy interstate. Circa 1986.

ADOT built a whole new fwy that never existed ( Loop 202 South Mtn Fwy) in half the time it took CDOT to add a toll lane to a 16 mile stretch of Interstate 25 in Denver. ADOT gets things done.

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head with that one! CDOT failed to upgrade their freeways before their population exploded. ADOT is still upgrading sections of the Loop 101 and I-17 in the northern parts of the metro as I'm typing this.

@DJR5280

2 жыл бұрын

@@InterstateKyle I live in the Denver Area. Freeway expansion here is about over. Every upgrade will be a toll at this point. It's sad Denver doesn't have a free beltway. E 470 is so expensive I'd never dream of using it

@thomasmurphy3021

2 жыл бұрын

@@InterstateKyle it does get hot at night in Phoenix

Awesome video! It's really neat to get to see a road I go down all the time, almost every day like this. With the fun facts at the bottom and the rocking tunes that feel like they could be on the radio right here, I really appreciate it! I hope you get to keep the music, but if something happens and you have to take it out, this would still be a great video! Keep on it Kyle and watch your oil and engine indicators!

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I noticed i hadn't seen this one, being the prequel to the video i last watched. I watched the drive over the I-10 through Sun Valley and was impressed by the transition into rural. Nicely catched on camera, Kyle! Thanks for another video and as always: greets from the Netherlands.

We love our Forester.

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Mines a 2020 and gets such good gas mileage for a larger vehicle. I get the low to mid 30s on the Highway. Im about to hit 90,000 miles on mine already 🤯

@brucehawk09

2 жыл бұрын

@@InterstateKyle I can imagine, I have a 2019 Crosstrek with 55,000. I thought mine had a lot of miles lol

love the video! it’s crazy how quickly ADOT moves. The SR-24 freeway in the southeast valley has been quickly expanding, and they’re almost done with the current 5-mile construction.

@jordanjohnson9866

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Not crazy. /

OG Road Warrior FreewayJim did a video driving much the same path going Westbound. But this is a big improvement over his original video from yesteryear. It's Amazing how quickly I-10 changes from being a rural (but still busy) 4 lane freeway to an major urban one- & back in a short time. & I agree that I hope ADOT widens I-10 more as it still has lots of traffic after narrowing back to a 4-lane freeway. PS, for some reason, ADOT has an issue with giving their freeways 3 digital Interstate numbers. I-17 & I-19 are the best examples of this along with the "loop" numbered highways.

@PatrickDavis28

2 жыл бұрын

ADOT also has an issue giving their highways proper mileage...

@dwood78part23

2 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickDavis28 True. Again, I-17 is a good example of this. Still using the mileage of state route 64 for the interstate!

@crazeyjoe

2 жыл бұрын

I-10 is going to be widened to 3 lanes in each direction )from 2 lanes each direction) 9 miles to the west (to highway 85).

This was interesting to watch, but the first suburb you went thru is Buckeye. Jackrabbit is the last Buckeye exit. The next exit is Perryville. When you head south on Perryville, the left side of the road is Goodyear and the right side is Buckeye.

Phoenix was anti freeway until the late 1980s when people moved to Phoenix and realized they need freeways running through their city which is why they are so nice

@SoulOfTech

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone Anti Freeway until they can afford a car and relize that bringing 20 bags of Walmart via public transit is quiet the issue lol

muchas gracias thank you good video ??⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I can’t believe how I-10 came a long way in improvements, including the introduction of the south mountain freeway interchange!

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert! We will be checking that out in a few episodes down the line..

@freewayelliott8083

2 жыл бұрын

@@InterstateKyle Looking forward to it!

@andyjay729

2 жыл бұрын

And yes it's true; apparently downtown Phoenix didn't have any complete freeways up until 1990. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dn9p1pJ_kbi_fMY.html

Love my city phoenix n the freeways be mobbing on them lol

Only here to get over my anxiety of the highway

Thanx!!

3:50 hey look they got Culver's in Arizona.

I can't believe Fleetwood Mac had only one #1 hit. Enjoy their music! 🎶

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Me too man! I just wish I was allowed to use their music here on KZread without running into copyright issues.. them, The Beatles, The Eagles, just to name a few...

@compdude100

2 жыл бұрын

@@InterstateKyle And the Beach Boys. All their music from the 60s is not allowed on KZread. Which is a shame because I would have used it on some of my videos that I did in LA in 2019.

@zgsrandomnesshub7561

2 жыл бұрын

@C.D. Riley, that KZread Copyright is practically a scam to me, and a crying shame, but at least Kyle gave us some Steve Miller. 🤟

Phoenix is one of the last cities I would want to live in but man their freeways are so clean.

@mxderate

2 жыл бұрын

Why? Phoenix sucks, but not it's suburbs. You'd love Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, and Tempe.

@arctictruck10

2 жыл бұрын

These freeways are littered with couches and ladders because no one knows how to secure their loads on the back of trucks

Great video! I made this drive in 1997, during Spring Break (went to the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, then on to Tombstone), and Phoenix was growing even then. There was talk back then of a freeway along the AZ-85 corridor to connect I-10 and I-8 for Phoenix bypass traffic. Wonder what became of that idea? Once again, excellent choice in music, with two Rock-and-Roll greats. I love Stevie Nicks, either with Fleetwood Mac or solo; and Steve Miller is a fine choice as well.

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt!

Love it! My home💜

The thing I hate about Phoenix is all the traffic especially in March during Spring Training Baseball and Spring Break with both locals and tourists sharing the roads

Cool to see you in my neck of the desert

😎 👋

I10 is one the most dangerous and deadly freeways in AZ. Lawmakers continue to sleep on this fact, and allow trucks, trailers, etc in the left lanes bottlenecking all traffic causing deadly accidents in a daily basis. Road laws in AZ are about 30 years behind. Changes are needed now!!!

Hwy 92 is a nice drive off i10

Stevie Nicks is still the only woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That's a bit sad. Also, PHX is kind of a nice airport to have a layover at, with some interesting natural rock formations within view of the terminal.

@InterstateKyle

2 жыл бұрын

Only woman to be inducted twice as of early 2022.

@davidpowellseattle

2 жыл бұрын

If I were in the position to nominate... How about Ann and Nancy Wilson! Oooo Barracuda...

@crazeyjoe

2 жыл бұрын

PHX is a nice airport!

Thanks for these videos. I've never been to Phoenix and after watching I have zero interest. The city looks hot, dry, and dreadful.

@ceecee8924

Жыл бұрын

Lmaoo yea the heat is ridiculous in the 100's I've heard

The length of interstate 17 is 145 miles from interstate 40 to interstate 10 in Phoenix Arizona but why does interstate 17 curve east south of buckeye road to intersect interstate 10. I wonder why interstate 17 doesn’t continue south of buckeye road intersecting state route 202 north of belt line road in Laveen Arizona continuing south intersecting US highway 84 and interstate 8 in Maricopa Arizona before ending at the Mexican border in AJO Arizona.

i see you started filming in Buckeye.

First suburb is technically Buckeye not Goodyear...

i havent heard that first song since freewayjim did a philly video in 2006 or 2007, or maybe 2008

I live in Chandler. I drive and ride a motorcycle to Tucson a lot on I-10. That 75 mph speed limit is a complete joke. It's more like 95+ Lots of lane changing and swerving. Very dangerous. Nothing but NASCAR wannabes. They need to come down HARD on speeders. I see state troopers parked in the medians, but I don't see them stopping anybody.

@trevorjameson3213

Жыл бұрын

It's the same here in Texas (Dallas area). People regularly driving 100+ and no cops anywhere, ever! Cops are useless these days, their hands are tied legally speaking. They can't pull anyone over because it might be "racist". But this does not apply in Arkansas, the state that is now RED to the core. There are cops everywhere up there, busting speeders constantly. I love it, because it's relaxing to just drive the speed limit and not have to worry about lunatic speeders.

I would like to see the drive from Phoenix to tuscan

I-10 in the LA basin seems so decrepit by comparison.

@andyjay729

2 жыл бұрын

It was built in the '50s and '60s, whereas I-10 in downtown Phoenix wasn't completed until 1990. That's right, until 1990 drivers on I-10 had to navigate surface streets through central Phoenix. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dn9p1pJ_kbi_fMY.html

@crazeyjoe

2 жыл бұрын

I-10 throgh Phoenix is definitely the best major urban section of this Interstate highway. Even Houston's section doesn't compare.