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TRANSPORTATION
ADOT slates 7 freeway projects for weekend
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
PHOENIX – Sections of several Valley freeways will be closed this weekend for bridge and widening work as well as pavement improvements.
The Arizona Department announced the following projects will take place from Friday night, Aug. 9, until Monday morning, Aug. 12:
Northbound I-17 will be closed at Jomax Road in north Phoenix from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements.
Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane between Jomax Road and Loop 303. The northbound I-17 on-ramp at Happy Valley Road will be closed, and westbound Jomax Road will be closed near I-17. Primary Detour: Northbound I-17 traffic will use the off- and on-ramps at Jomax Road. ADOT officials urge drivers to stay on the primary freeway detour and avoid using nearby streets.
Westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and State Route 143 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for construction.
Westbound I-10 on-ramps at Elliot, Baseline and Broadway roads will be closed. Detours: Consider exiting westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to reach northbound Loop 101 and westbound Loop 202 in the Tempe area. Note: Drivers in the Chandler area can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 as an alternate route. Note: Eastbound I-10 will be narrowed to three lanes between 40th and 48th streets from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday. The eastbound I-10 on-ramp at 40th Street will be closed, and ADOT advises drivers to consider using the eastbound on-ramp at Broadway Road. Southbound 48th Street also will be closed between I-10 and Broadway Road.
Westbound US 60 will be closed between Loop 101 and I-10 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement maintenance.
Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Alma School and Dobson roads also will be closed. Detour: Alternate routes include northbound Loop 101 to westbound Loop 202 to approach Sky Harbor Airport or the downtown Phoenix area.
Eastbound Loop 202 will be closed between Loop 101 and Arizona Avenue in Chandler from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a freeway widening project.
Detours: Consider alternate routes including eastbound Chandler Boulevard or Germann Road.
Northbound Loop 101will be closed at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge work.
Northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Shea Boulevard, Cactus Road and Raintree Drive will be closed. Detour: Traffic will detour on the northbound frontage road to the on-ramp at Princess Drive/Pima Road.
Northbound State Route 51 will be narrowed to one lane (HOV lane open) between Glendale Avenue and Shea Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday for pavement maintenance.
Northbound SR 51 on-ramps at Glendale and Northern avenues will be closed. Detour: Consider alternate routes including northbound Seventh Street to northbound Cave Creek Road and eastbound Cactus Road.
Ramp Closure Alert: The eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 48th Street/SR 143 will be closed until late fall after work starts at 8 p.m. Friday for reconfiguration as part of the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project. Detour: Consider alternate routes including the eastbound I-10 exit at Broadway Road. Note: Northbound 48th Street will be closed between Broadway Road and I-10 from 8 p.m. Friday until September.
