PHOENIX – A section of Interstate 17 south of downtown Phoenix will be restricted starting this weekend through fall 2021 for a freeway bridge replacement project.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is set to begin a $13.5 million project to improve the I-17 bridge over Central Avenue.
The existing bridge, which first opened to traffic in 1962, will be replaced by a modern structure with increased clearance for commercial trucks traveling beneath it as well as Valley Metro's future Central Avenue light rail line.