ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Jan. 26-29) - Phoenix Area

Plan for mostly overnight I-10 closures for quarterly tunnel cleaning

PHOENIX - Improvement projects will require a few closures along Phoenix-area freeways this weekend (Jan. 26-29), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should consider using alternate routes if necessary while the following freeway or ramp restrictions are in place:

• Eastbound I-10 closedbetween I-17("Stack" interchange) and SR 51 ("Mini-Stack" interchange)from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday(Jan. 27) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. North- and southbound I-17 ramps to eastbound I-10 closed. Primary Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic can detour to southbound I-17 at the Stack interchange and reconnect with I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
• Westbound I-10 closedbetween I-17("Split" interchange near Sky Harbor Airport) and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday(Jan. 28) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound Loop 202 ramp to I-10 westbound will remain open but traffic must exit I-10 at Seventh Street. The westbound Sky Harbor Boulevard ramp to westbound I-10 (leaving airport) will remain open but traffic will need to exit to northbound SR 51 or eastbound Loop 202. Westbound I-10 on-ramp at Washington Street also limited to traveling to northbound SR 51 or eastbound Loop 202.Southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport closed. Primary Detour: Westbound I-10 traffic approaching the closure can use northbound I-17 to connect with I-10 at the Stack interchange (north of Van Buren Street).
• Southbound State Route 143 ramp to eastbound I-10and the eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Road closedfrom 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday(Jan. 29) for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Broadway Road also closed between 48th and 52nd streets. I-10 connector ramp between 48th Street and Broadway Road closed. Detours: Use alternate routes to connect with eastbound I-10. Note: Westbound US 60 HOV ramp to westbound I-10 also closed this weekend(traffic will use the primary US 60 ramp to westbound I-10). Visit i10BroadwayCurve.comfor information about detours while Broadway Road is closed near I-10.
• Eastbound I-10 narrowedto three lanesovernight between 24th and 32nd streetsnear Sky Harbor Airport from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday(Jan. 29) for bridge work. Please use caution and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through all work zones. Note: Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Ray Road closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday(Jan. 27) for construction. Consider exiting at Chandler Boulevard.

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, the az511 appor by calling 511.