Two freeway closures for improvement projects are scheduled along Valley freeways from Friday night, Sept. 19, until Monday morning Sept. 22, state transportation officials said Thursday.

Other freeway restrictions and ramp closures also are planned, and the Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to prepare as:

• Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between the I-17 “Stack” interchange and the SR 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange near downtown Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday for scheduled maintenance.

 Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic approaching the closure can detour on southbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 at the “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport.

• Westbound US 60 will be closed between Country Club Drive and I-10 from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for pavement maintenance. 

Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Stapley and Mesa drives also will be closed. Detours: Consider alternate routes including westbound Loop 202 to southbound SR 143 to reach I-10 near the Broadway Curve. Westbound US 60 drivers exiting at Country Club Drive can consider using westbound Baseline or Broadway roads, according to ADOT officials. Note: Eastbound US 60 will be narrowed to three lanes overnight between I-10 and Rural Road from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. The westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 will be closed as will the eastbound US 60 off- and on-ramps at Mill Avenue and the eastbound off-ramp at Rural Road closed.

• Southbound/Eastbound Loop 202 will be narrowed to one lane overnight between Vee Quiva Way and 17th Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for pavement maintenance.
• The westbound Loop 202 right two lanes will be closed between Gilbert and Cooper roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday and from 8 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday for a widening project. 

The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Gilbert Road and westbound off-ramp at Cooper Road will be closed.

 Note: The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Price Road will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Sunday. ADOT officials said drivers should consider using the eastbound on-ramp at Dobson Road. The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramp at McQueen Road and eastbound off-ramp at Cooper Road will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday. 

Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors, according to ADOT.