PHOENIX – State transportation officials have slated six weekend Valley road projects that will result in some freeway sections to be fully closed and require drivers to plan alternate routes or follow detours near work zones.

Here is the Arizona Department of Transportation’s schedule from Friday night through Monday morning, Feb. 7-10:

• Eastbound I-10 will be closed between SR 51 (“Mini-Stack” interchange) and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project.

 Eastbound I-10 on-ramps between Third Street (downtown Phoenix) and Baseline Road will be closed (including the southbound SR 51 ramp to eastbound I-10). The southbound I-17 connection to eastbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport will be closed. Note: Some ramp closures start at 8 p.m. Friday. Primary Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic approaching the closure will detour to eastbound Loop 202 and can use southbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60 or westbound Loop 202 to reach I-10. I-10 drivers also can avoid the closure by detouring on southbound/eastbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 near Chandler Boulevard.  Note: Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.

• Northbound I-17 will be closed between Loop 303 and State Route 74/Carefree Highway from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project. 

Eastbound Loop 303 traffic will be limited to right turns only to southbound I-17. Detour: Northbound I-17 traffic will detour on the frontage road to SR 74 (before re-entering I-17). ADOT officials recommend using the frontage road detour and avoid using local streets east of I-17 that are not designed to handle freeway traffic. Some street closures will be in place (local traffic only). Access to the city of Phoenix Waste Transfer Station will be maintained via Dixileta Drive but expect delays.

• Eastbound Loop 303 and westbound Sonoran Desert Drive traffic will not be able to travel under I-17 this weekend while the northbound I-17 closure is in place from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. 

Detours: Eastbound Loop 303 drivers can access northbound I-17 by exiting to northbound 43rd Avenue and using eastbound Dove Valley Road to the northbound frontage road and SR 74. Loop 303 drivers also can consider using northbound Lake Pleasant Parkway to eastbound SR 74. Drivers who normally use westbound Sonoran Desert Drive to access southbound I-17 can use alternate routes, including southbound North Valley Parkway to westbound Jomax Road.

• Westbound I-10 off- and on-ramps at Broadway Road will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for sign work. 

Broadway Road will be closed in both directions between I-10 and 55th Street. 52nd Street also will be closed in both directions at Broadway Road. Northbound 48th Street will be closed between Broadway Road and I-10 for bridge work. Detours: Alternate routes will be available. For more information visit I10BroadwayCurve.com. 

Note: Westbound I-10 will be narrowed to three lanes between Baseline and Broadway roads from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Gilbert Road in Chandler will be closed for approximately 60 days starting late Sunday night for reconstruction as part of a widening project.

The ramp is scheduled to be closed from 11:30 p.m. Sunday to mid-April. Detours: Consider using the westbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Cooper or Lindsay roads.

• The northbound Loop 101on-ramp at Cactus Road will be closed for approximately 60 days starting early Monday morning for reconstruction as part of ongoing widening project. 

The ramp is scheduled to be closed from 1 a.m. Monday to mid-April. Detours: Consider using the northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Shea Boulevard or Raintree Drive.

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