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DRIVE TIME
Weekend freeway work focuses on East Valley roads
(ADOT)
A pair of excavators drop steel cylinder weights on pavement to break up the ramp connecting 48th Street to Broadway Road. The ramp will be replaced by a loop ramp that will carry traffic from eastbound Interstate 10 to northbound State Route 143.
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Drivers in the East Valley should prepare for detours along several freeways this weekend, state transportation officials said.
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the following areas will be affected from Friday night, April 12, until Monday morning, April 15:
Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between US 60 and I-17 this weekend for work on the Broadway Curve improvement project.
The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot and Baseline roads will be closed along with the westbound US 60 ramps to westbound I-10, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue also will be closed. Drivers should also be aware northbound SR 143 will be closed this weekend between Broadway Road and University Drive.
Detours: ADOT suggests drivers on westbound I-10 consider using eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 before using westbound Loop 202 to reach Sky Harbor Airport or I-10 at the SR 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange. Drivers also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 in the West Valley (near 59th Avenue), transportation officials said.
Note: 32nd Street will be closed between I-10 and Elwood Street from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.
Southbound Loop 101 will be closed this weekend between Warner Road and Loop 202 in Chandler for pavement improvement work.
The southbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Baseline, Guadalupe and Elliot roads also will be closed.
Detours: Southbound Loop 101 traffic can exit and use the southbound Price Road (frontage road) to the Loop 202 on-ramps south of Frye Road. Drivers also can consider using southbound Dobson Road to connect with eastbound Loop 202 or consider using southbound McClintock Drive to connect with westbound Loop 202, ADOT officials said.
Northbound/westbound Loop 202will beclosedbetween US 60in east Mesaand Loop 101in Tempefrom 8 p.m. Friday to noon Saturdayfor pavement sealing work.
Detour: Alternate routes include westbound US 60. Note: Crews will work to reopen Loop 202 in sections as the sealant work progresses on Saturday morning.
Eastbound/southbound Loop 202 will be closed between Loop 101 and US 60 in Mesa from 8 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday for pavement sealing.
Detour: Alternate routes include eastbound US 60. Note: Crews will work to reopen Loop 202 in sections as the sealant work progresses on Sunday morning.
Looking Ahead: The northbound Loop 101on-ramp at Shea Boulevard will close for approximately 60 days starting at 1 a.m. Mondayfor reconstruction as part of a freeway widening project.
Detours: Consider using northbound Hayden Road or 92nd Street to Cactus Road to access northbound Loop 101.
Additional overnight weekend restriction: Southbound Loop 101 right lane will be closed between Princess Drive and Bell Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for sign work. The southbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Princess Drive also will closed overnight. ADOT advises drivers to be prepared to merge safely to assist other drivers using on-ramps between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive.
