ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Aug. 25-28) - Phoenix Area

PHOENIX – Several sections of Phoenix-area freeways are scheduled to be closed for improvement projects this weekend (Aug. 25-28), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and plan detour routes while the following weekend restrictions are in place:

• Westbound Interstate 10 closed between Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain freeways) and US 60 (Superstition Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Aug. 28) for construction. All Loop 202 ramps to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound I-10 on-ramp at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard closed. Allow extra travel time. Detours: Consider using eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to reach westbound US 60 or westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway). Drivers heading to the West Valley also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway). For information about other restrictions in the area please visit I10BroadwayCurve.com. Note: Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) right lanes closed overnight between Loop 101 and I-10 in Chandler from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights (Aug. 25-26).
• Northbound Interstate 17 closed between Northern Avenue and Greenway Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 28) for pavement improvement project. Northbound I-17 on-ramps at Bethany Home Road and Northern Avenue also closed. Detours: Consider using northbound State Route 51 to westbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix to reach I-17 beyond the closure. Drivers on northbound I-17 also can exit ahead of the closure and detour on northbound 19th or 35th avenues. Southbound I-17 frontage road closed this weekend between Peoria Avenue and the Arizona Canal (north of Dunlap Avenue) for paving. Note: Southbound I-17 narrowed to one lane overnight between Union Hills Dr and Greenway Rd from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 26) for road work.
• Eastbound I-10 narrowed to two lanes between 27th Avenue and I-17 (at the “Stack” interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 26) for bridge work. Eastbound I-10 ramps to I-17 (both directions) closed. Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 51st, 43rd and 35th avenues closed. Allow extra travel time. Detour: Drivers can consider exiting ahead of the restriction and using eastbound McDowell Road or Buckeye Road to connect with I-17.
• Southbound State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) closed between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Aug. 28) for construction. Westbound Loop 202 off-ramp to Sky Harbor Boulevard (airport exit) closed. Eastbound Sky Harbor Boulevard ramp to southbound SR 143 closed. Detours: Consider using westbound Loop 202 to eastbound I-10 at the SR 51 “Mini-Stack.” Drivers going to Sky Harbor Airport can consider using southbound 44th Street.
• Eastbound Loop 303 closed between Lake Pleasant Parkway and I-17 from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 26) for overhead sign work. Detour: Consider using northbound Lake Pleasant Parkway to eastbound SR 74. 

Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. ADOT plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region. Most projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.

Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov and by calling 511. Information about highway conditions also is available through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT.