The amount of tunnel systems across America are amazing.

With the public transit push, why not get it operating and get access to the rail lines too? It's already there, just get it goin. You already have carpool/bus lots in operation on the outskirts, it only makes sense to use the other end of it.

@tjts1

Ай бұрын

No!

@DesertJoshB

19 күн бұрын

That would be great. It would lessen the traffic burden on the 10

@popcorn8153

5 күн бұрын

too many car cucks

I use to always wonder what that was

@Rzo139

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was just an area where construction workers have their stuff.

@phil_guts

Жыл бұрын

@@Rzo139 same like a giant closet

I got walk through the entire tunnel during the grand opening in the 90s. Thought it was cool at the time when I was just a kid. Still remember it every time I drive through there 😁

@ronnieam33

Ай бұрын

Me too!! lol

@silicon212

Ай бұрын

August 10, 1990.

@mrmaigo

Ай бұрын

Me too. Now I feel super old.

@TheRealTPain

20 күн бұрын

My Dad took me for the day it opened and it was all opened to the public before any cars were driven on the freeway

@silicon212

20 күн бұрын

@@TheRealTPain Yeah it was an opening party for people to go down into, traffic started the next day.

We have a same thing in Paris under "l'esplanade de la defence" and now they use it as freeway for bicycle it's very convenient during rush hour

That's wild I never noticed it. I will now.

@pieluvr7362

2 жыл бұрын

And now we wait for the proof👍🏽

This was a part of the original light rail system that was voted out. The light rail system we have today has been redesigned and did not include this. They originally had a sign posted on the chain lake fence entrance saying future light rail.

Native to AZ and I can remember when they built park tunnel and connected I -10 to Phoenix. Before tunnel you had to take Van Buren or Buckeye Rd west about 10 miles to connect with I -10 to get to California. When I was a kid I -17 was the only freeway in Phoenix. It was two lanes north and south bound with orange tree in middle of freeway as a protective barrier, now they use concrete walls, lol.

@silicon212

Ай бұрын

I-10 was built to 27th avenue or thereabouts and opened early in 1984. The 'Stack' interchange and the section between there and east Phoenix (at the I-17 'split') was the only part of I-10 nationwide that had not been completed - that stretch of I-10 including the Deck Park Tunnel was opened to traffic on August 10, 1990, completing the nationwide interstate.

Visiting this place has been a dream of mine since it was first planned back in the 1980s.

Wow! That door onto the freeway...😳

@EveryoneIsStupidButMe

7 ай бұрын

I know right! I always see it and want to jump out real quick and try to see if its open

It would be nice to actually use this thing. I’m mad how they abandoned it! We could have had a cool bus station under there or even better run light rail in this.

@xres1329

2 жыл бұрын

Don`t worry - No one proposed the ridiculous idea of using it as homeless shelter...

@CityLifeinAmerica

2 жыл бұрын

@@xres1329 I wouldn’t be surprised at all, after all it is Arizona.

@azmrblack

Жыл бұрын

Honestly they need to run an Elevated track right down I-17's center concerte wall branching off and down to different streets like exits do at the overpasses.

@CityLifeinAmerica

Жыл бұрын

@@azmrblack I believe I-17 is the plan if and when we ever get the PV extension.

@azmrblack

Жыл бұрын

@@CityLifeinAmerica Oh interesting I must have missed that. I know they wanted to run it into Glendale (where I live), but the city had some issue with it IIRC going down Glendale Ave. Do you have any links by any chance I can read abou the I-17 plan?

How interesting. I'm a Phoenix native but moved in 1990 as construction of the tunnels had just barely started and thus I never heard of this other one They would have needed a lot of ventilation to avoid people being overcome by diesel exhaust fumes from multiple buses under there.

@MeoMiyo

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know how many transit are under ground. Did you miss the part showing all the exhaust fans the remove bad air.

@naggersdie

2 жыл бұрын

Our buses use CNG not diesel.

@karilakeforarizonagovernor7908

2 жыл бұрын

You probably have fonder memories of the Phoenix Valley back then than what you'd see or have in the Phoenix area now. How long did you live in Arizona before you left?

@muffs55mercury61

2 жыл бұрын

@@karilakeforarizonagovernor7908 33+ years

@AzEagletarian

2 жыл бұрын

@@naggersdie The exhaust from those busses are still not breathable.

New, "Tunnel Condos" with direct access to the Freeway

"REPORTER": it was never used - for a "bunch of reasons."

@cjbrenner13

2 жыл бұрын

That shoulve been the focus of the story….what a giant waste!

The residents of Phoenix need to be refunded the money wasted on that part of the tunnel or, Put it to use and I don't mean turn it into a jail either.

@EveryoneIsStupidButMe

7 ай бұрын

You're right, it would make a good jail

I love Arizona's history and little tidbits of information like this.

@davidmoreno-xd8rt

6 ай бұрын

PHX is an evil based city, not the residents but the ones in charge.psy attention to all the symbol( freeway walls, PHX rising snakes, purple lights, etc). Corporations run this place, Scottsdale, Tempe 2

It would be cool if they could some how make a stop for the light rail there

@xaldiis3181

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, i was thinkin that it could be like a potential subway stop if they ever make a subway in phoenix

Okay but that Starbucks idea is so good 💀😂😂

Having an extra four lanes just sitting there when the I-10 is back to back with traffic almost all day is wild

I've always known about that tunnel, I've always wondered why they never opened it. But, i did research it years ago and i wished they would have made it a bus depot like they planned years ago, that would have been very cool!

@EveryoneIsStupidButMe

7 ай бұрын

Or they could just open it for cars. Or parties. Skatepark

@danieldaniels7571

6 ай бұрын

It’s shameful that it’s never been finished or incorporated into new transit plans with the light rail

I thought it was gonna be a homeless camp.

They should make it into an hov lane

Not a Starbucks 😂😂😂

Amazing, the city of phoenix could build a huge shelter and rehabilitation center there but the storage space is more important.

@bobroberts2371

Жыл бұрын

You are forgetting about needing to add things like: HVAC , Water , Sewage , actual rooms and all of the other stuff that makes it a habitable space. Are you also taking into account the noise factor?

In other words, The city wasted millions of taxpayer money for nothing!

@pieluvr7362

2 жыл бұрын

With big bonuses passed out to select few

Homeless with cars, thats a perfect sleeping stop.

It's a waste of space. Why wasn't it used?

@rahundsigma

2 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video?

@Dirkadew

2 жыл бұрын

@@rahundsigma it’s a woman what do you expect..

Every1 missed the hidden tunnel cuz they always looking at the phone going over 90mph..az is paradise

They could open it up as an extra lane through the tunnel in case of accident or blockage of the main travel lanes.

This is how you waste my tax.....

I watched this tunnel being built and attended the grand opening ceremony. I knew about the tunnel and what it was going to be.

I am surprised that homeless people don't live in there.

@AzureWolfblood

2 жыл бұрын

Probably cause of the gate, I assume it's closed and locked usually, I think the place where people are working it mentioned is also probably pretty close.

For a bus terminal it has to have bathrooms, waiting ares, etc. (In better places even rest-areas, bedrooms for overnight at cut rates - Like it was standard in the USSR)

@AzEagletarian

2 жыл бұрын

Hence the need for escalators.

@jonlo5540

Жыл бұрын

um yea?

Positive news. :) Liked that one.

@cjbrenner13

2 жыл бұрын

How is a giant waste of tax payer dollars positive? Uhm…. Wake up!

Yes I definitely know about this lol. I remember asking my parents when we would drive through the tunnel. I would ask them what this was and if we could go inside.

@danieldaniels7571

6 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting to catch a train there since I was a teenager. I’m in my 50s now.

Since they took out the Central Station City Bus terminal in downtown Phoenix, ADOT can put this into it's attended use as the new Central Bus Station terminal.

No way! I used to work by Margaret T Hance Park. I always wondered where all the vents in the park led to.

I’d love to go inside and check it out…so interesting!!

Was interview by him in 09 when he came to my ship USS Abraham Lincoln for a memorial day wish i had the interview

I suppose the light rail makes that bus station moot. Seems cool though.

@williamhaynes7089

Ай бұрын

Light tail useless

Driving by there thousands of times. Was curious what it was for.

I’m driving there as I’m typing this finna take some cool pictures or get arrested 📸

@danielgallardo3929

2 жыл бұрын

Cap

Why not use it to house homeless people? It would get them out of the hot sun and I’m sure it’s a lot cooler down there. Let’s put all that empty space to use.

Cool. This was on the news.

How bout put the homeless ppl in there 🤔

@karilakeforarizonagovernor7908

2 жыл бұрын

It could be a good idea but there'd still need to be a lot of work done to have it ready and safe, plus a way to get them and workers down there safely. I doubt it'll ever happen.

Very interesting 👌. Valley of the sun 🌞

I remember being told about this as a kid

Very cool.

They might as well turn it into the bus depot it was supposed to be.

Is it possible to break through the tunnel walls and add another lane or two? The tunnel itself is so outdated and undersized now

Now all of the drug addicted tent dwellers will start living in there... should have kept it a secret...

I can dir in peace now

Well we’re not even allowed to go in it so how would we even go in ??

So that’s where all the zombies went

They should have a drive thur Starbucks there. Alot of people dont have time for Starbucks in the morning cause all the traffic, now imagine getting it while on the freeway. And a passthur if the line is too long and you dont wanna wait

Interesting.. thxs!

I been through the deck tunnel

Interesting 🤔

Hopefully they locked out the fan before going in front of it!! The fans are likely activated if level of CO in tunnel gets too high, also (in addition to other reasons given).

Wow I’m a native and I’ve always seen this and knew there was something hiding back there.

I forgot about this.

Unfortunately things did not turn out the way the politicians wanted it or ADOT but it cost the taxpayers it is wasted area it's really unfortunate

Waste of money.

Native to Arizona the underground tunnels, caves, homes, etc., especially in Phoenix are something else.

@Perich29

10 ай бұрын

well there no homeless people living in there like you see in Las Vegas.

So what are we gone do with the tunnel????? Use or what...

Lies that’s the road for the higher classes

I thought everyone had heard about this

Always wondered what that was

Didn't they used to have a sign there that said future light rail station

@MeoMiyo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember the sign.

One thing missing, where were the escalators supposed to come out on top?

My first thought was “my motorcycle will fit though those cones 😂

I remember going there as a kid lol

and i gotta skate in the mf sun 🙃

It would be perfect as a light rail station

If we ever get an electric vehicle with an interchangeable battery packs, could turn it into a battery swapping station

SECRET TUNNEL!!

Lol always wondered where that went.

They should use it for a drive thru Starbucks.

its obviously used to store construction equipment.

We're are the subways .

Terminal 4 has a subway station in the basement.

@lifer7774

5 ай бұрын

There's a basement in terminal 4 with a subway station have you been in there and how do you get to it

That was a very interesting news clip maybe someday redo the whole thing and maybe start from scraps and maybe have a new floor plan in the future just a thought

But I bet they got paid for a complete job

Should shoot movie seens,seems, money on cop action shows.

Damm Doug got old.

Ending of this video with the newscasters was so cringey 🫠

technically the deck park tunnel isn't a tunnel. it's a bridge.

@peterjszerszen

8 ай бұрын

Technically it isn't a bridge, it's 17 bridges side-by-side.

I am surprised it isn't full of homeless people

Put homeless housing in the tunnel

I notice you didn't cover how much that building mistake cost taxpayers.

street racing?

Starbucks and bookstore

this isnt news its olds

Kari Lake

Homeless camps could use that space

Phoenix has a rather large complex of underground facilities that often go unnoticed. I was privileged enough to witness these many of these locations first hand as a small boy. My father had what you would essentially call a "key to the city". Unfortunately, I cannot divulge any more information as to the whereabouts of these subterranean locations. Many of which are closely guarded secrets that should and shall remain a secret for the foreseeable future. Sadly, we just cannot trust the public anymore. Stay classy my friends.

@daniellanglois89

2 жыл бұрын

I know about them

@DontcallmeaCuck

9 ай бұрын

O my gosh 😮

Give it to the homeless

Why not make it the new homeless city

This video is fake , The I 10 tunnel is always a parking lot .

No, now that it has been discovered during Halloween time it will turn into a spirit Halloween because they pop up everywhere