PHOENIX – Detours will be in place this weekend when eastbound Interstate 10 is closed between US 60 and Loop 202, state transportation officials said Wednesday.

Drainage and pavement marking work will require the closure from 10 p.m. Friday, April 25, to 4 a.m. Monday, April 28, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

At the same time, the following ramps will be closed: 

• All southbound SR 143 ramps to eastbound I-10.
• The westbound US 60 ramp to eastbound I-10.
• The HOV ramps connecting I-10 and US 60. 

In addition, the following ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday:

• The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Broadway, Baseline, Elliot, Warner and Ray roads.
• The eastbound US 60 on- and off-ramps at Mill Avenue. 

Eastbound I-10 Detour: Use eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to southbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to reach astbound I-10 beyond the closure.

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

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