PHOENIX – Delays and detours this weekend are expected when westbound Interstate 10 is closed between Loop 202 and US 60, state transportation officials said.

Paving work and a traffic shift will require the closure from 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, until 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

At the same time, westbound I-10 will be narrowed to two lanes between US 60 and SR 143, and the following ramps will be closed:

• The ramps from Loop 202 to westbound I-10.
• The HOV ramp from westbound US 60 to westbound I-10.

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

• The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard/Sundust Road, Chandler Boulevard, Ray, Warner, Elliot, Baseline and Broadway roads.
• The westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue.

Westbound I-10 detour: Use eastbound Loop 202 to northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to reach westbound I-10 beyond the closure. 

Drivers heading to the West Valley can bypass the closure by using Loop 202 west and north to connect with I-10 at 59th Avenue, ADOT officials stated in a release.

 In addition, drivers traveling westbound on I-10 and US 60 heading to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport should use northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 and use the Sky Harbor Boulevard entrance.

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