PHOENIX – There will be no closures for ongoing improvement projects along Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, state transportation officials announced.

"To limit impacts on traffic, shopping and the delivery of products during the holiday travel season, ADOT and its contractors schedule work to avoid full freeway closures through New Year’s weekend," Arizona Department of Transportation officials stated in a release.

With work still planned near freeways, including during overnight hours, "drivers should remain alert, use caution and be prepared to slow down when approaching and traveling through any existing work zones," officials said.

Work zones remain in place for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project in the Phoenix/Tempe area and the I-17 widening project between Anthem and Sunset Point.

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