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

Work will be taking place from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, to 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

At the same time, the following will be closed:

• 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 eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Jefferson Street.
• The HOV ramp from eastbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202. 

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

• The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third and Seventh streets, Buckeye Road, 24th, 32nd and 40th streets.
• 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 access 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 20. From I-10 and 59th Avenue, travel south and east to connect with eastbound I-10 south of Chandler Boulevard. 

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