Several improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions along Phoenix-area freeways this weekend (July 28-31), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and plan detour routes while the following weekend restrictions are in place:

Southbound Interstate 17 closed between Greenway Road and Northern Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 31) for pavement improvement project. Both Loop 101 ramps to southbound I-17 closed. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Union Hills Drive and Bell Road also closed. Expect heavy traffic and allow extra travel time. Detours: Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using local routes to southbound 19th or 35th avenue to travel beyond closure.

Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Higley Road and Loop 202 (SuperRedTan Interchange) in Mesa from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 31) for ongoing pavement improvement project. Eastbound US 60 on-ramps at Val Vista Drive and Greenfield Road also closed. Detours: Consider using eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain or Santan freeways) as freeway routes to travel beyond closure. Local detour routes include eastbound Baseline Road and Southern Avenue.

Southbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) closed between Broadway Road and Southern Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Sunday (July 30) for bridge maintenance. Southbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Lower Buckeye Road closed. Detour: Consider using southbound 51st Avenue.

Eastbound Interstate 10 narrowed to three lanes between 32nd and 40th streets near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 31) for traffic shift. Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 32nd Street closed. Allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through all work zones. Note: Eastbound I-10 also narrowed to three lanes near Elliot Road from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (July 29) for bridge work. Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Elliot Road also closed. For more visit I10BroadwayCurve.com.

Westbound I-10 off- and on-ramps at Broadway Road closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 31) for lane striping. Westbound Broadway Road also closed between Priest Drive and 52nd Street. Detour: Local detours will be in place including northbound Priest Drive, westbound University Drive and southbound SR 143.

Eastbound Loop 303 closed between Lake Pleasant Parkway and I-17 from 8 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (July 29) for new interchange project. Detour: Consider using northbound Lake Pleasant Parkway to eastbound SR 74. Westbound Loop 303 closed between I-17 and Lake Pleasant Parkway from 8 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (July 30). Detour: Consider using westbound SR 74 to southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway.