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Travel near Sky Harbor Airport among weekend issues for Valley drivers
(ADOT)
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Sections of Interstate 10 near Sky Harbor Airport and Loop 101 in the East Valley will be closed while southbound I-17 will be reduced to one lane in north Phoenix this weekend.
The Arizona Department announced Thursday the effects that pavement improvement projects will have from Friday to Monday, July 19-22. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend closures or lane restrictions are in place:
Westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and I-17 (Split interchange) near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project.
Broadway Road also will be closed near I-10. Detours: Consider using eastbound Loop 202 or eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 and westbound Loop 202 to reach Sky Harbor Airport or downtown Phoenix. Drivers in the southeast Valley also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 near 59th Avenue in the West Valley. Westbound I-10 on-ramps from Elliot Road to 32nd Street and westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue will close at 8 p.m. Friday. Note: Drivers also should be aware the westbound I-10 off-ramp at Broadway Road and westbound on-ramp at 32nd Street will be closed for several weeks starting at 8 p.m. Friday.
Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane between SR 74/Carefree Highway and Dixileta Drive in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements.
The southbound I-17 on-ramp at Loop 303 will be closed. Traffic is typically lighter during early morning or nighttime hours, ADOT officials said, adding drivers should avoid detouring on streets east of I-17 that are designed for local traffic. Note: The southbound I-17 on-ramp from SR 74 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The southbound I-17 loop on-ramp from westbound SR 74 will be open.
Southbound Loop 101 will be closed between Loop 202 and US 60 in Tempe from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for lane striping and other pavement marking work.
Detours: Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using alternate routes including southbound Hayden Road/McClintock Drive.
Northbound Loop 101 will be closed between Raintree Drive and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in north Scottsdale from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge work.
Northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Shea Boulevard and Cactus Road also will be closed. Detour: Traffic exiting at Raintree Drive will be on the frontage road and enter northbound/westbound Loop 101 at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard.
