Freeway improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions in the Phoenix area this weekend (March 3-6), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra time and plan alternate routes. The following freeway restrictions are scheduled:
Southbound I-17 closed between Greenway Road and Northern Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday(March 6) for pavement improvement project. Both Loop 101 ramps to southbound Loop 101 closed. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Rose Garden Lane, Yorkshire/Union Hills drives and Bell Road also closed. Detour: Consider using eastbound Loop 101 to southbound SR 51 as an alternate freeway route to the downtown Phoenix area. Southbound I-17 drivers can consider exiting ahead of the closure and using southbound 19th or 35th avenues to travel beyond the closure. Note: Northbound I-17 narrowed to two lanesovernight between Northern and Peoria avenues from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday (March 5) for Valley Metro light rail bridge construction.
Westbound I-10 closed between SR 143 (Hohokam Expressway) and I-17 near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday (March 4) for widening project. Westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot, Baseline and Broadway roads also closed. Westbound US 60 on-ramp at Mill Avenue and westbound HOV-lane ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Detour: Consider alternate routes. Traffic detouring on northbound SR 143 can use westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to reach I-10 beyond the closure. Note: Eastbound I-10 narrowed to three lanes between 24th and 40th streets from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday (March 4). Westbound I-10 narrowed to three lanes near 32nd Street from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday (March 6).
Westbound US 60 closed between Stapley Drive and Loop 101 (Price Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 6) for pavement improvement project. Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Val Vista Drive and Gilbert Road also closed. Detour: Consider using Westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain or Santan freeways) as alternate routes. Westbound US 60 drivers can consider exiting ahead of the closure and using westbound Baseline Road or Southern Avenue to travel beyond the closure.
Eastbound I-10 closed between I-17 (“Stack” interchange) and SR 51 from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (March 4) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. North- and southbound I-17 ramps to eastbound I-10 closed. Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic can detour on southbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
Westbound I-10 closed between I-17 (the “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport) and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (March 5) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound Loop 202 ramp to I-10 westbound will remain open but traffic must exit I-10 at Seventh Street. The westbound Sky Harbor Boulevard ramp to westbound I-10 will remain open but traffic will need to exit to northbound SR 51 or eastbound Loop 202. Westbound I-10 on-ramp at Washington Street also limited to traveling to northbound SR 51 or eastbound Loop 202. Southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport closed. Primary detour: Westbound I-10 traffic approaching the closure can use northbound I-17 to connect with I-10 at the Stack interchange (north of Van Buren Street).
Eastbound I-10 narrowed to one lane overnight between Riggs Road and the Gila River bridge (south of Chandler) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights (March 5-9) for pavement improvement project. Allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the traveling through all work zones.
