Drivers should plan ahead and expect delays when northbound State Route 143 closes this weekend between Broadway Road and Loop 202, state transportation officials said.

The section will be closed from 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16, to 4 a.m. Monday, March 18, for paving and a traffic shift. The following ramps also will be closed:

• The northbound SR 143 on-ramp at University Drive.
• The westbound I-10 ramp to northbound SR 143.

Westbound I-10 to northbound SR 143 detour: Use westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 to access southbound SR 143.

Motorists traveling on southbound I-17, westbound I-10 and westbound US 60 who are heading to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport should use westbound I-10 to access the airport entrances at 24th Street  or Buckeye Road, or use the Sky Harbor Boulevard entrance from the Loop 202.

Eastbound I-10 to northbound SR 143 detour: Use eastbound I-10 to eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to access southbound SR 143.