The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to prepare for restrictions and delays on State Route 79 from the Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct at milepost 132 (north of Salazar Street) to Jason Lopez Circle at milepost 135 in Florence while crews perform a pavement improvement project. Crews will perform nightwork from 8 p.m. to  8 a.m. Sunday, July, 21 through Friday, July 26. The remainder of the work will be completed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Aug 25. The heaviest delays are expected July 22 through July 27 while crews perform the milling and paving portion of the project. 

Drivers should prepare for:

• A reduced speed limit of 25 mph
• 12-ft width restriction
• Flagging operation to help drivers navigate the area

Schedule is subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Drivers should proceed through the work zone with caution, slow down and watch for construction personnel and equipment.

REMINDER: Overnight closures of Princess Drive/Pima Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in north Scottsdale scheduled July 7-18

No closures or restrictions scheduled over the Fourth of July weekend

The Arizona Department of Transportation reminds drivers to plan for the following closures and restrictions as part of the Loop 101 widening project in north Scottsdale for bridge work:

PRINCESS DRIVE/PIMA ROAD (JULY 7-16)

• Princess Drive/Pima Road will be closed in both directions at Loop 101 nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, July 7, through Friday morning, July 11, and again nightly from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Sunday, July 13, and ending the morning of Wednesday, July 16.
  • Westbound Detour: Drivers may consider using southbound Hayden Road to Princess Drive.
  • Eastbound Detour: Drivers can use the southbound Loop 101 frontage road to eastbound Bell Road to the northbound Loop 101 frontage road to access Pima Road.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BOULEVARD (JULY 9-18)

• Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard will be closed in both directions at Loop 101 during the following times for bridge work:
  • Nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Wednesday, July 9, and ending Friday morning, July 11, and again overnight Wednesday, July 16, and Thursday, July 17.
  • 9 p.m., Friday, July 11, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 14
  • Eastbound Detour: Drivers may use the southbound Loop 101 frontage road to eastbound Raintree Drive to the northbound Loop 101 frontage road to access Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard east of the closure. 
  • Westbound Detour: Drivers may use the northbound Loop 101 frontage road to westbound Bell Road to the southbound Loop 101 frontage road to access Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard west of the closure.

Turn bays on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard east of Loop 101 now open

• The two left-turn bays in the median along Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard between Loop 101 and 90th Street have reopened after being closed for approximately 30 days for median work.