Loop 303 closed for a movie! Is this for real? (Miami: foreclosed, house)

[Bungle]

Originally Posted by Dewey59

To me, the bigger story here is the fact that AZ DOT did not explain in their press releases why this section of roadway was being closed. If it is true that it is to film a movie, then this smells like a cover up. Not very transparent. I wonder why people don't trust their government?

Smells like a cover up? Not everything is a conspiracy. (mod cut)

ADOT announced the closure...gave the time when it will be back open. Why would they say 'Hey it's closed due to a very popular movie franchise being filmed there!" and possibly drawing more drivers to the area to check it out? I've already seen on other forums people talking about trying to get access to the area to watch the filming.

[adriver]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

I don't have a medical marijuana card, haha.

You should get one.

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

I just saw that miles of Loop 303 will be closed for almost a week starting tomorrow for filming of a Transformers movie. Thousands of working people will have their commutes disrupted and thousands more travelers will be routed miles out of their way wasting both gas and time. We don't pay taxes to turn our roads into movie sets. They are for transportation. I've never heard of this sort of thing before. Am I alone in thinking this is inappropriate?

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

74It's not an easy detour. There is the exit at the freeway, then a few miles to 74, then the light at74, a couple more lights on Carefree Highway, the interchange delays, and then back south again if that is where you are going. All the lights will be backed up. This is two lane blacktop, through truck traffic. It is a major inconvenience. It's closed for 5 days! It doesn't matter how much they are charging. The purpose of our highways is not to make money by renting them for private events.

Stretch of 303 closed for Transformers filming | KSAZ

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

There is no expected backup at those lights on a normal day. Traffic is backed up at all the choke points to a near standstill. There is no justification for closing down a freeway to film a movie. None.

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Multiply that by thousands of cars over 5 days and it is a real cost to the people who use that route. The time is worse than the money. Traffic is backed up all along the route now. Just because it does not affect you is not a justification for it. It is wrong and if it were a road you used, you would be complaining too.

[Bondurant]

A major inconvenience for those that rely on the 303. Especially just for another terrible Transformers flick. Once upon a time Arizona was a filming location for The Searchers, The Gauntlet and Electra Glide in Blue...now this.

This closure is a great excuse to reach out to your elected officials. Let your voices be heard.

[enigmadsm]

I'm on that road often and live very close to it, and more times than not it is just as easy, if not easier to take Happy Valley across or Carefree highway.

I see MAYBE 4 cars on this specific stretch at any given time. It's hardly an inconvenience compared to the embarrassing time they have taken to finish construction at the US60 intersection or the fact that the 303 has been paved and wide enough for 4 lanes for a few years now, yet they still have 5 miles of one lane 45mph traffic on it.

This is literally a non issue for myself and many others in the area that I've talked to. In fact, I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of an autobot this weekend haha.

And people wonder why Arizona gets skipped over for movie sets and studios head from California to New Mexico for desert and western type scenes.

[Heath V]

Relax, everyone will be fine plus it's for Transformers!

[HTY483]

Why can they find a portion of Phoenix freeway that is still under construction and use that?

[sexxxcblac]

Great job Phoenix !
For flexing your desirability muscle befitting of the 6th largest city in these United States of America. Bravo to the individuals responsible for brokering this deal. Instead of small town thinking and negotiating, Hollywood came with the ' Kingdom ' before and Transformers now. First, IT tech has found her way to the Valley, now Hollywood is finding her way here too. BRAVO ARIZONA...BRAVO.

[LBTRS]

Originally Posted by Bungle

This just doesn't bother me. Road construction doesn't bother me. Car crash delays don't bother me. I have so much more important stuff to worry about. Maybe I'm in the minority with this but why sweat it if it's out of your control? Just put some good music on in your car and chill.

Some of us have jobs and don't have the luxury to "chill" and listen to music. My commute is longer than I like on a regular day...so all those who are affected by this and lose more of their time and money so someone else can get rich off a movie should be ok with it?

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by LBTRS

Some of us have jobs and don't have the luxury to "chill" and listen to music. My commute is longer than I like on a regular day...so all those who are affected by this and lose more of their time and money so someone else can get rich off a movie should be ok with it?

You're length of commute is no one's fault but your own, that's why when I worked locally, I lived only 10 mins from where I worked

[Finger Laker]

I have a monster commute as well, so I'm sympathetic..... but this isn't really a commuting stretch, a heavily traveled stretch and the detour is onto another quick moving road in the outskirts.

The biggest impact will be this weekend with the pleasant crowd, although they all got there just fine a few years ago so even for them it isn't a huge impact