ADOT’s Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Oct. 2-5)

PHOENIX – Closures are scheduled along freeways and ramps this weekend (Oct. 2-5) for improvement projects in the Phoenix area, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these weekend freeway restrictions:

• Westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between 51st and 75th avenues from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for widening project. Westbound Loop 101 on-ramps closed at 27th and 35th avenues. Northbound and southbound Interstate 17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 closed. Detour: Consider using westbound Union Hills Drive to 75th Avenue to connect with Loop 101.
• Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closed between Arizona Avenue and Loop 101 (Price Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for widening project. Westbound Loop 202 ramps to Loop 101 closed. Westbound Loop 202 on-ramps closed at Gilbert, Cooper and McQueen roads. Detour: Consider using Pecos or Germann roads to travel beyond the closure. 
• Northbound State Route 51 closed between I-10 and Indian School Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for pavement improvement project. Detour: Consider using 16th, 24th or 32nd streets to Indian School Road to reach SR 51.
• Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to one or two lanes between McKellips Road and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for pavement maintenance. Note: Eastbound Loop 202 ramps to northbound and southbound Loop 101 closed from 8 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 3).
• Westbound Loop 303 closed between I-17 and 43rd Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for bridge construction. Detour: Consider using northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to 43rd Avenue to connect with Loop 303. 
• Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Princess Drive/Pima Road to Shea Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) for pavement improvement project. Expect intermittent ramp closures at times. Consecutive on- and off-ramps will not be closed at the same time. Detour: Follow posted signs or use next available ramp.
• SR 347 narrowed to one lane in both directions between Casa Blanca Road and Mammoth Way from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 5) north of the City of Maricopa for paving. 

Most improvement projects are currently funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004. Voters also approved Proposition 479 in November 2024, extending the existing half-cent tax to fund future transportation projects in the Phoenix region.

Reminder: Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at AZ511.gov, the az511 app (download for Apple or Android devices) or by calling 511.