The massive expansion of Interstate 17 from Black Canyon City to Sunset Point is tough to miss, with hundreds of workers and dozens of pieces of heavy machinery grinding around the clock to add new lanes.I-17 connects approximately 5 million people in metro Phoenix with cooler weather and recreation amid pine trees in places such as Flagstaff and Prescott, and offers residents in those northern communities the quickest route to the state’s largest city.Work began last year, and travelers heading north from Phoenix on I-17 now see the first signs indicating they are in for 23 miles of construction as they approach the community of Anthem, at milepost 228.The smell of fresh asphalt is apparent by the time motorists hit Table Mesa Road 8 miles farther.People stopping for fresh pie or to stretch their legs at Rock Springs might notice the median packed with saguaro and ocotillo removed from the area and packaged for transplanting.The most dramatic work appears at milepost 245 as I-17 heads sharply uphill, and heavy machinery can be seen clinging to the cliff side and chiseling away at the rock.By the time travelers pass the last saguaro and top out at the windswept grassland around the Sunset Point rest area, the scope of the project becomes apparent. There, workers crush boulders from rock piles larger than houses.For travelers heading south, Sunset Point is where the 23-mile construction zone begins.Here’s what to know about the project, when it will finish, and what exactly is being built.Is the Interstate 17 project on schedule? When will the Interstate 17 project be finished?The project i …
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