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TRANSPORTATION
Weekend construction closes Broadway Road section in Tempe
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Drivers in Tempe should be prepared for detours this weekend if they plan to travel along a section of Broadway Road.
The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced Broadway Road in Tempe will be closed in both directions between 55th and 48th streets from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, to 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8.
At the same time, the eastbound Interstate 10 connector ramp between 48th Street and Broadway Road and the I-10 on- and off- ramps at Broadway Road will be closed.
Drivers will not be able to access Broadway Road from 52nd Street and will need to use southbound SR 143/48th Street or Priest Drive from University Drive to access Broadway Road, according to ADOT.
Over the weekend, crews with the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project will complete a temporary on-ramp from Broadway Road to westbound I-10, which will open to drivers Monday morning, Aug. 8.
Detours
Eastbound Broadway Road detour: Drivers on eastbound Broadway Road approaching 48th Street can access eastbound Broadway Road east of I-10 by using southbound 48th Street to eastbound Southern Avenue and northbound Priest Drive to access Broadway Road east of the closure.
Eastbound Broadway Road to eastbound I-10 detour: Drivers on eastbound Broadway Road approaching 48th Street can access eastbound I-10 by using southbound 48th Street to eastbound Baseline Road to access eastbound I-10.
Eastbound I-10 to eastbound Broadway Road detour: Drivers on eastbound I-10 can access eastbound Broadway Road by exiting at eastbound Baseline Road and using northbound Priest Drive.
Westbound Broadway Road detour: Drivers on westbound Broadway Road approaching I-10 can access westbound Broadway Road west of I-10 by using northbound Priest Drive to westbound University Drive to southbound State Route 143.
Westbound I-10 to westbound Broadway Road detour: Drivers on westbound I-10 can access westbound Broadway Road by exiting at southbound 40th Street.
Westbound I-10 to eastbound Broadway Road detour: Drivers on westbound I-10 can access eastbound Broadway Road by exiting to northbound State Route 143 and using eastbound University Drive to southbound Priest Drive.
