Several improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions along Phoenix-area freeways this weekend (Aug. 11-14), 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:
Northbound Interstate 17 closed between Thunderbird Road and Loop 101 in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 14) for pavement improvement project. Northbound I-17 on-ramps at Dunlap Avenue, Peoria Avenue and Cactus Road also closed. Both Loop 101 ramps to northbound I-17 will be open. Detours: Consider using northbound State Route 51 to westbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix to reach I-17. Drivers on I-17 also can exit ahead of the closure and detour on northbound 19th or 35th avenues.
Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Greenfield Road and Mesa Drive from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 14) for lane striping. Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Power Road, Superstition Springs Boulevard and Higley Road also closed. Detours: Consider using westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain or Santan freeways) as alternate freeway routes. Local detour routes include westbound Baseline Road and Southern Avenue.
Westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) in Tempe closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Aug. 14) for construction. Eastbound I-10 narrowed to three lanes between 32nd and 40th streets near Sky Harbor Airport. Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 24th, 32nd and 40th streets and the eastbound off-ramp at Baseline Road closed. Plan alternate routes. For information about other weekend restrictions in the area please visit I10BroadwayCurve.com.
Westbound US 60 ramp to westbound I-10 near the Broadway Curve closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 12) for construction (HOV ramp to westbound I-10 will be open). Westbound US 60 on-ramp at Rural Road and westbound off-ramp at Priest Drive also closed. Plan alternate routes. For information about other weekend restrictions in the area please visit I10BroadwayCurve.com.
Westbound Loop 303 closed between I-17 and Lake Pleasant Parkway from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 12) for new interchange project. Detour: Consider using westbound SR 74 to southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway. Eastbound Loop 303 closed between Lake Pleasant Parkway and I-17 from 7 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 14). Detour: Consider using northbound Lake Pleasant Parkway to eastbound SR 74.
Eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes overnight between Seventh and 16th streets in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights(Aug. 11-13) for wall construction project. Note: 16th St also closed overnight under Loop 101. Allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through all work zones.
