Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to Chandler Boulevard
Project Number: ST2503
This project, led by the City of Chandler, involves street widening improvements to Kyrene Road from the Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to Chandler Boulevard. The segment is proposed to be widened from four lanes to six lanes. Improvements may also include bike lanes, median improvements, bus pads, streetlights, additional pedestrian facilities, landscaping, right-of-way acquisition and utility relocations. The project will also conduct an update of the previous project assessment that was completed in 2021, considering a design year of 2050 instead of the previous assumption of 2040.
Public engagement and community involvement throughout the project will be conducted to ensure that the community provides feedback on the project design.
This project was initially presented to the city because cars were backing up on Loop 202 when trying to exit onto Kyrene Road during peak hours. A project assessment was completed in November 2021, which analyzed different options to widen the road to help move cars off Loop 202 and through this stretch of roadway to Chandler Boulevard. As part of the study, the project team performed a traffic analysis; however, this analysis was completed during COVID. For this reason, traffic counts were analyzed and projected from a pre-COVID time period.
Currently, traffic is not backing up on the freeway in 2026 due to reduced commuter trips and other area widening projects. Because of projected population growth and the potential of new businesses along this corridor, it is likely commuter trips will increase. This project will expand the road to its anticipated ultimate configuration.
Public Involvement | Open House |
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October 28, 2026 | 4 - 6 p.m. Share your thoughts with the project team at any time via the online, open-ended survey. |
Funding
This project is included in the city’s 2020 Transportation Master Plan and is programmed in the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP), which is funded by the Regional Area Road Fund (RARF). The overall project will use voter approved Proposition 479 regional funds.
Project Schedule
- January 2026: Design start
- April 2026: Traffic analysis complete
- Fall/Winter 2026: Public meeting #1 (30% design stage)
- 2027: Public meeting #2 (60% design stage)
- 2028: Construction start
Project Map
The project’s boundaries are Kyrene Road from the Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to Chandler Boulevard.
City of Chandler Title VI Notice to the Public
The City of Chandler hereby gives public notice that it is the City’s policy to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Title VI requires that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age or disability be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any Federal Aid Highway program or other activity for which the City receives Federal financial assistance.
Any person, who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with the City’s Title VI Program Manager within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Title VI Discrimination complaint forms may be obtained from the City by contacting: Dan Haskins, Title VI Program Manager, Mail Stop 407, PO Box 4008, Chandler, AZ 85244-4008/ 480-782-3335 (or 711 via AZ Relay Service).
Contact
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