What is now the I-435 corridor was my back yard bean field growing up. After I turned 14, they started cutting it east to west to build 435 and I lost my easy access to the Indian Creek area over by Halls farm. So for over 50 years they have been “improving it.”
Johnson County in the 40s, 50s and very early 60s was suburbs bordered by ranch and farm fields — ideal for a kid.
Later in life as a young man, I lived just off of 1-35 in 1970. They were widening it and improving it where the Turkey Creek drainage was not properly planned for in the original design. We used to talk about the life duration of the Sun, Sol, and say that its a shame that the Sun would not last long enough for I-35 construction improvements to be finished.
“Sun would not last long enough for I-35 construction improvements to be finished.”
Boy aint that the truth. The “new” I-11 to go thru Kingman..what a JOKE. They could have run that road up thru to Dolan Springs and cut off 40 miles to Vegas from Phoenix. But NOOOO they gotta run it west to Kingman and then up to Vegas, Eff Kingman..the place is run by nothing but a bunch of toothless good ol boys who are drooling for some kickbacks. Biggest bunch of crooks I ever saw.