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VALLEY TRAVEL
Sections of I-10, SR 143 to close this weekend
(ADOT)
Posted
INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between Loop 202 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, to 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, for paving and a traffic shift, state transportation officials said Thursday.
At the same time, the ramps from Loop 202 to westbound I-10 will be closed.
In addition, the westbound I-10 on-ramps at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard/ Sundust Road, Chandler Boulevard, and Ray, Warner, Elliot and Baseline roads will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday, according to a release from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Westbound I-10 Detour: Use eastbound Loop 202 to northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to access westbound I-10 beyond the closure.
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, ADOT officials said.
Southbound State Route 143 will be closed between Loop 202 and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for another traffic shift. The following will be closed:
The ramps from Loop 202 to southbound SR 143.
The eastbound I-10 ramp to northbound SR 143.
In addition, these ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday:
The southbound SR 143 on-ramps at Washington Street, Sky Harbor Boulevard and University Drive.
The westbound Loop 202 off-ramp at Sky Harbor Boulevard.
Westbound Loop 202 Detour: Use westbound Loop 202 to eastbound I-10 to access destinations south of the closure.
Eastbound Loop 202 Detour: Use eastbound Loop 202 to southbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60 to access destinations south of the closure.
ADOT also advises that on Monday, northbound 48th Street will reopen between Broadway Road and I-10. Southbound 48th Street will remain closed between I-10 and Broadway Road into October.
Drivers should continue to use westbound I-10 to southbound 40th Street to eastbound Broadway Road to access southbound 48th Street, according to ADOT.
