PHOENIX – Valley drivers have numerous freeway projects to negotiate this weekend, including work on Loop 101 near Interstate 17 and tunnel cleaning along I-10.
The Arizona Department of …
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PHOENIX – Valley drivers have numerous freeway projects to negotiate this weekend, including work on Loop 101 near Interstate 17 and tunnel cleaning along I-10.
The Arizona Department of Transportation has listed the following work from Friday night, May 16, to Monday morning, May 19:
Eastbound Loop 101 will be closed between 59th Avenue and Interstate 17 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sign-structure removal as part of a widening project.
Eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Union Hills Drive, 75th Avenue and 67th Avenue also will be closed. Drivers can exit ahead of the closure and use local streets, including eastbound Union Hills Drive or Bell Road, to travel beyond the closure.
Arizona Avenue will be closed in both directions at Loop 202 in Chandler from 1 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge work as part of widening project.
Alternate routes include Alma School Road. Note: The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Gilbert Road will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday, and the westbound Loop 202 off-ramp at Arizona Avenue will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday. Plan on using other nearby ramps.
Eastbound I-10 will be closed between I-17 (“Stack” interchange) and State Route 51 (“Mini-Stack” interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday for tunnel maintenance.
Eastbound I-10 traffic can detour on southbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
Westbound I-10 will be closed between I-17 (“Split” interchange) near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for tunnel maintenance.
Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed as will the westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at 24th Street. The westbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound I-10 will remain open, but traffic must exit at Seventh Street. The southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport will be closed. Westbound I-10 traffic can detour to northbound I-17 near Sky Harbor Airport and reconnect with I-10 at the “Stack” interchange north of Van Buren Street.
Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard will be closed in both directions at Loop 101 from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday for bridge work.
Traffic will detour using the north- or southbound Loop 101 frontage roads (turning at Raintree Drive or Bell Road).
Southbound State Route 143 ramps to eastbound I-10 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for bridge work as part of Broadway Curve improvement project.
The eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Road also will be closed. Detour: Consider traveling south on 48th Street to eastbound Baseline Road to enter eastbound I-10. Note: The westbound I-10 local lanes between Broadway Road and SR 143 will be closed overnight from 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Detour routes will be available, and the westbound I-10 left lanes (for through traffic) will remain open overnight.
The southbound I-17 off-ramp at Bell Road closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for wall repair.
Consider exiting southbound I-17 at Greenway Road. The north- and southbound SR 51 off-ramps at Bethany Home Road are scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for maintenance. Alternate routes include exiting SR 51 at Glendale Avenue.
Northbound I-17 lanes are open near Black Canyon City. Some navigation apps have listed a closure instead of a traffic shift in that area, according to ADOT.
No scheduled closures are planned. Highway conditions are available at AZ511.gov, by downloading the AZ511 app or by calling 511.