Bridges will be coming down this weekend as part of the Broadway Curve improvement project, and that will require state transportation officials to impose driving restrictions in the area.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to allow extra travel time, plan to use detours and expect delays if their plans include travel on Interstate 10 in the area of SR 51 and US 60.

Crews will be bringing down the 48th Street and Broadway Road bridges over I-10. 

Westbound I-10 between US 60 and 32^nd Street and numerous off- and on-ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, to 4 a.m. Monday, April 24 for the project. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:

• The ramps from westbound US 60 to westbound I-10.
• The ramp from southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to westbound US 60.
• The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot, Baseline, and Broadway roads and 40th Street.
• The westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue. 
• The westbound off-ramps at Broadway Road and 40th and 32nd streets. 

Drivers should use eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to access westbound I-10. 

Drivers heading to the West Valley can bypass the work zone by using Loop 202 west and north to connect with I-10 at 59th Avenue. 

Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between SR 51 and US 60 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for the bridge removal. At the same time, the following ramps will also be closed:

• The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third, Seventh, and Jefferson streets, Buckeye Road, 24th and 32nd and 40th streets, and Broadway Road.
• The loop ramp from southbound SR 143 to eastbound I-10.
• The westbound Loop 202 ramp to eastbound I-10.
• The southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street.
• The ramp from southbound I-17 to eastbound I-10. 
• The southbound SR 51 on-ramp at McDowell Road.
• The ramps from southbound SR 51 to eastbound I-10. 
• The HOV ramp from eastbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202. 

ADOT suggests using eastbound Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 to 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 the Loop 202. From I-10 and 59th Avenue, travel south and east to connect with I-10 south of Chandler Boulevard. 

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Access: East Valley drivers should use the entrance from 44th Street. West Valley drivers should use southbound 16th Street to eastbound Buckeye Road.

Additionally: Northbound 48th Street/SR 143 will be closed between Broadway Road and I-10 and southbound SR 143/48th Street will be closed between McDowell Road and Broadway Road from Friday night through early Monday morning. There will also be ramp closures in this area.

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