Northbound State Route 143 will be closed this weekend between Broadway Road and Washington Street, state transportation officials said Tuesday.

Paving work will require the closure from 10 p.m. Friday, May 17, until 4 a.m. Monday, May 20. The westbound Interstate 10 ramp to northbound SR 143 also will be closed. 

In addition, eastbound US 60 will be closed during the same time between I-10 and Mill Avenue for overhead sign and barrier work. The eastbound I-10 ramps to eastbound US 60 and the westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 will be closed along with the HOV ramps connecting US 60 and I-10.

The following ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, May 17, to 4 a.m. Monday, May 20. 

• The northbound SR 143 on-ramp at University Drive. 
• The eastbound US 60 on-ramp at Priest Drive.
• The westbound I-10 on-ramp at Baseline Road.

Northbound SR 143 Detour: Use westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 to access destinations north of the closure. 

Eastbound I-10 detour to eastbound US 60: Continue on eastbound I-10 to east to eastbound Loop 202 to northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to access US 60 beyond the closure.

Westbound I-10 detour to eastbound US 60: Use eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to northbound Loop 101  to access US 60 beyond the closure.

Airport access: Use 24th Street from westbound I-10, Buckeye Road from southbound I-17 or the Sky Harbor Boulevard entrance from westbound Loop 202.

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