Construction is under way on a new Interstate 40 interchange in Kingman, Ariz., ktar.com reported.

The Rancho Santa Fe Parkway interchange will be about 4 mi. east of the existing Route 66 interchange at Andy Devine Avenue and is designed to improve accessibility around the Kingman Airport.

Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., of Tempe, Ariz., serves as the $106 million project's lead contractor.

Photo courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation

The city of Kingman will separately construct Rancho Santa Fe Parkway.

The interchange project involves constructing a new system-to-system traffic interchange at the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. 93 in West Kingman and Mohave County, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).

The project includes adding a new U.S. 93 segment that connects directly to I-40. Excavation work to build the new roadway is under way (U.S. 93 west of city limits), creating a free-flowing connection between I-40 and U.S. 93 without having to stop at a traffic signal, constructing new connector ramps at U.S. 93 to maintain access to Beale Street sand increasing capacity on I-40 and accommodating traffic for at least the next 20 years.

By the numbers, the project will include, according to ADOT, 6 mi. of new road construction, five new bridges, two bridge widenings, four bridge rehabilitations, 13,000 cu. yds. of concrete, 2.6 million lbs. of reinforced steel, 2 mi. of sound walls and 600,000 cu. yds. of excavation.