No mainline freeway closures are scheduled this weekend, state transportation officials said Thursday, including those routes that run through Chandler.

Motorists should still check az511.gov to see where ramp and other long-term surface street closures are in  place.

But another part of the metro area has major work going on this weekend.

There will be work on Loop 101 ramps, but they are expected to end ahead of the Labor Day weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The eastbound Loop 101 ramps to north- and southbound Interstate 17 will reopen 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, following concrete replacement work, ADOT officials said.

Until then, traffic exiting eastbound Loop 101 at 35th Avenue can travel north to Deer Valley Road or south to Union Hills Drive. Freeway routes include using eastbound Loop 101 to southbound State Route 51 to reach the downtown Phoenix area, according to ADOT.

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