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Aerial view of 43rd Avenue interchange with Loop 303

Wanna help your dear ol’ DOT win a national award?

We're excited to share that an ADOT project that added Loop 303 interchanges at 43rd and 51st avenues is a national finalist for top honors in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards. We also want Arizonans to know that one of those honors, the People’s Choice Award, is decided by the public.  
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  • North- and southbound 31st Avenue will be closed at Loop 101 nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Tuesday night, Dec. 16, and ending the morning of Thursday, Dec. 18
    • DETOUR: Drivers may use the east- and westbound frontage road (Beardsley Road) to 35th or 43rd avenues to get around the closure.
       

Reminder: Ongoing lane restrictions

  • The westbound frontage road (Beardsley Road) will continue to be reduced to one lane between 35th and 51st avenues through 5 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15.
     

LONG-TERM RAMP CLOSURES

  • The westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 27th Avenue is now open.
  • The westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 51st Avenue will be CLOSED for approximately 60 days starting Monday, Oct. 13.
    • DETOUR: Drivers may consider using Union Hills Drive to 59th Avenue to access westbound Loop 101 on-ramp, or traveling on the westbound frontage road (Beardsley Road) then travel south to eastbound Union Hills Drive to reach 51st Avenue.
  • The westbound Loop 101 off-ramp at 59th Avenue will be CLOSED for approximately 60 days starting Monday, Oct. 20.
    • DETOUR: Drivers may use either the 51st Avenue or 67th Avenue off-ramps to exit westbound Loop 101.
  • The westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 67th Avenue will be CLOSED for approximately 60 days starting Monday, Oct. 20.
    • DETOUR: Drivers may use the eastbound frontage road (Beardsley Road) to 59th Avenue to reach eastbound Loop 101.

ONGOING RESTRICTIONS

Lane restrictions are ongoing at the following locations for bridge work and frontage road improvements.

At the 51st and 35th avenue interchanges:

  • All on- and off-ramps will be narrowed to one lane
  • The left-turn lane for both east- and westbound on-ramps will be narrowed to one lane
  • 51st and 35th avenues will be narrowed to one lane under Loop 101

At the 31st Avenue interchange:

  • The 31st Avenue shoulders will be closed under Loop 101. Pedestrian access is still available.

Frontage roads:

Much of the work on the frontage roads was completed in March 2025. Short-term periodic restrictions on the frontage roads may be needed in the future.

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Loop 303 interchanges project named finalist for national honors

The $70 million project is a top 12 finalist in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition, making it eligible for the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award. You can vote for the People
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