WEEKEND TRAVEL

Overhead sign work closes portion of SR 143, affects Sky Harbor access

Crews remove overhead freeway signs in June as part of the Broadway Curve improvement project. More will need to come down this weekend.

(ADOT)

Drivers should plan ahead if they will be using State Route 143 this weekend as crews will work on removing overhead signs and other projects, affecting some access to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Southbound SR 143 will be closed between Loop 202 and Interstate 10 from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, to 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, for overhead sign removal and a traffic shift, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:

1 - The ramps from Loop 202 to southbound SR 143.

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WEEKEND TRAVEL

Overhead sign work closes portion of SR 143, affects Sky Harbor access

(ADOT)

Crews remove overhead freeway signs in June as part of the Broadway Curve improvement project. More will need to come down this weekend.

Posted Friday, August 25, 2023 11:06 am

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Drivers should plan ahead if they will be using State Route 143 this weekend as crews will work on removing overhead signs and other projects, affecting some access to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

1 - The ramps from Loop 202 to southbound SR 143.

2 - The westbound Loop 202 off-ramp at Sky Harbor Boulevard.

3 - The southbound SR 143 on-ramps at Washington Street and Sky Harbor Boulevard.

The southbound SR 143 detour for westbound Loop 202 driver is westbound Loop 202 to eastbound I-10 to access destinations south of the closure.

The southbound SR 143 detour for eastbound Loop 202 drivers is Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60.

East Valley airport access: From Loop 202, use southbound 44th Street.