ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Sept. 13 16) Phoenix Area

Closures set along westbound I-10, southbound I-17 and other locations

PHOENIX - Improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions along some sections of Phoenix-area freeways this weekend (Sept. 13-16), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Weekend restrictions include closures of westbound Interstate 10 near Sky Harbor Airport and southbound Interstate 17 at Loop 303 in north Phoenix. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while weekend work is taking place on these freeways:

• Westbound I-10 closedbetween State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) and the I-17 "Split" interchangenear Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday(Sept. 16) for a traffic shift for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Westbound I-10 on-ramps at Baseline and Broadway roads and the westbound US 60 on-ramp at Mill Avenue closed. Southbound SR 143 on-ramp at University Drive closed (ramp closures start at 8 p.m. Friday).Detour: Westbound I-10 drivers can detour on northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) or use eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) to northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and westbound Loop 202 in the Tempe area. Note: Drivers in the southeast Valley (including those traveling to Sunday's Cardinals game) also can consider using Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) to I-10near 59th Avenue. Also: 32nd Street closed in both directions between Wood and Elwood streets near I-10 from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday(Sept. 16). Learn more at I10BroadwayCurve.com.
• Southbound I-17 closed at Loop 303 and narrowedto one lane between Loop 303 and Jomax Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday(Sept. 16) for pavement improvements. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at SR 74/Carefree Highway and Dove Valley Road closed at times. Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive closed under I-17(see detours in Notebelow). Primary Detour: Traffic will use the off- and on-ramps at Loop 303. Please use the primary detour rather than local roads east of I-17 that aren't designed for heavy traffic. Note: Eastbound Loop 303 driverscan reach northbound I-17 by taking I-17 south to Happy Valley Road. Northbound I-17 driverscan reach westbound Loop 303 by exiting to westbound Dove Valley Road and using southbound 43rd Avenue.
• Westbound Loop 202(Santan Freeway) closed between Gilbert Road and Arizona Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday(Sept. 16) for widening project. Westbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Santan Village Parkway, Val Vista Drive and Lindsay Road closed.Eastbound Loop 202 HOV lane closed between Arizona Avenue and Gilbert Road. Detours: Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using alternate routes including westbound Germann Road or Pecos Road.
• Eastbound I-10 closedbetween I-17 ("Stack" Interchange) and State Route 51 ("Mini-Stack" interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday(Sept. 14) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. Primary Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic can detour on southbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
• Westbound I-10 closed between I-17("Split" Interchange) near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday(Sept. 15) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound I-10 will remain open, but traffic must exit I-10 at Seventh Street. Southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10near Sky Harbor Airport closed. Detour: Westbound I-10 traffic can detour on northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 to reach westbound I-10 (traffic must exit westbound I-10 at Seventh Street). Drivers in the southeast Valley/Chandler area also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) to reach I-10 near 59th Avenue.
• Eastbound US 60(Superstition Freeway) narrowedto three lanes(right lanes closed) between Gilbert Road and Loop 202 (SuperRedTan interchange)from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday(Sept. 16) for pavement maintenance. Eastbound US 60 on- and off-ramps between Gilbert and Sossaman roads closed. Eastbound US 60 ramp to northbound Loop 202(Red Mountain Freeway) closed. Allow extra travel time. Detour: Consider exiting ahead of the work zone due to ramp closures and using eastbound Broadway Road, Southern Avenue or Baseline Road as alternate routes.

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.

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