Drivers should expect delays this weekend when westbound Interstate 10 is closed between US 60 and I-17 by Sky Harbor Airport, state transportation officials said Wednesday.

The following ramps also will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, to 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, due to work on the Boardway Curve improvement project:

• The ramps from westbound US 60 to westbound I-10.
•  The southbound State Route 143 ramp to westbound I-10.

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

• The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot, Baseline, Broadway roads and 40th and 32nd streets.
• The westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue.

As a detour, drivers may use Loop 202 or US 60 to northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202  to access westbound I-10 beyond the closure, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

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. 

Drivers traveling west on I-10 and US 60 heading to Sky Harbor should use northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 and use the Sky Harbor Boulevard entrance. 

When I-10 reopens, drivers can expect a new lane configuration, ADOT officials said.

The existing lanes between 32nd and 24th streets will be split. There will be a roadway barrier and a work zone with three lanes on each side. Drivers wanting to exit onto I-17 are encouraged to move into the right three lanes before 32nd Street.

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