PHOENIX – Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend between State Route 51 and US 60.

The closure will be 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, to 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, for a traffic shift, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 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 ramp to eastbound I-10.
• The ramps from southbound SR 51 to eastbound I-10.
• The HOV ramp from eastbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202.

The following ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday:

• The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third, Seventh, and Jefferson 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.

Detour: Use eastbound Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60 or westbound 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, state transportation officials said.

When the southbound I-17 ramp to eastbound I-10 reopens, drivers can expect a new lane configuration The split lane configuration between 24th and 32nd streets will be removed, and all eastbound lanes will shift toward the outside shoulder. 

In addition, the westbound I-10 ramp to northbound SR 143 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday for a traffic shift. Motorists can use westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 to access southbound SR 143.

For airport access, motorists can use 24th Street or Buckeye Road, according to ADOT.

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