PHOENIX – Closures along Interstate 10, I-17, Loop 202 and State Route 143 are scheduled this weekend.

Arizona Department of Transportation officials said drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while weekend work is taking place on these freeways from Friday night, Nov. 8, until Monday morning, Nov. 11:

• Eastbound I-10 will be closed between the SR 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the Broadway Curve improvement project.

 All eastbound I-10 on-ramps between Third Street (downtown area) and US 60 will be closed. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street will be closed (some ramp closures start at 8 p.m. Friday). Detours: From the downtown Phoenix area, consider using eastbound Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 and westbound US 60 or use westbound Loop 202 in the Chandler area to reach I-10. From I-10 in the West Valley, consider detouring on southbound/eastbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 near Chandler Boulevard, according to ADOT.

• Northbound I-17 will be closed between Dunlap and Peoria avenues from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on Valley Metro’s light rail bridge over the freeway. 

Northbound I-17 on-ramps at Bethany Home Road, Glendale Avenue and Northern Avenue will be closed. Alternate routes include northbound 19th or 35th avenues.

• Westbound Loop 202 will be closed between Priest Drive and the I-10/SR 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange from 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday for pavement sealing.

Detour: Consider detouring on southbound SR 143 to westbound I-10 or using local alternate routes to travel beyond the closure. Note: The westbound Loop 202 ramp (Sky Harbor Airport exit) leading to southbound SR 143 will be open.

• Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane during mostly overnight hours between Loop 303 and Happy Valley Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday, from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements. 

ADOT officials said drivers should not use neighborhood streets east of I-17 that are not designed for freeway traffic. Note: Northbound I-17 off-ramp at Loop 303 will be closed overnight from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

• SR 143 will be closed in both directions between McDowell Road and Van Buren Street from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for maintenance. 

The eastbound Loop 202 ramp to southbound SR 143 will be closed until noon Saturday. The eastbound Loop 202 ramp to northbound SR 143/McDowell Road and the southbound SR 143 ramp to westbound Loop 202 will be closed all weekend. Detour: Consider alternate routes, including southbound 44th Street to eastbound Van Buren Street to reach southbound SR 143. Note: Westbound Loop 202 ramp (Sky Harbor Airport exit) leading to southbound SR 143 will be open.

• North- and southbound SR 51 off-ramps at Bethany Home Road will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for local utility work. 

Drivers should consider exiting at Glendale Avenue, Colter Street (southbound only) or Highland Avenue (northbound only) and using 16th Street to reach Bethany Home Road, according to ADOT.