PHOENIX – Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend between State Route 51 and US 60, state transportation officials said.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to expect delays and plan ahead during the work from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, for a traffic shift. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:

• The ramp from southbound SR 143 to eastbound I-10.
• The ramp from southbound I-17 to eastbound I-10.
• The westbound Loop 202 to eastbound I-10. 
• The ramps from southbound SR 51 to eastbound I-10.
• The eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Jefferson Street.
• The HOV ramp from eastbound I-10 to Loop 202.

From 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, these ramps will be closed:

• The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third and Seventh streets, Buckeye Road, 24th, 32nd and 40th streets and Broadway Road. 
• The southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street. 
• The southbound SR 51 on-ramp at McDowell Road. 

ADOT suggests drivers use eastbound Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60 or Loop 202 to reach eastbound I-10 beyond the closure. Drivers traveling on southbound I-17 can use westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202.

West Valley drivers heading to the Southeast Valley can bypass the closure by using Loop 202. From I-10 and 59th Avenue, travel south and east to connect with eastbound I-10 south of Chandler Boulevard.

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