PHOENIX – A long stretch of westbound Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend, one of several Valley freeways projects that will affect Valley drivers from Friday night until Monday morning, state transportation officials said.

The Arizona Department of Transportation listed the following projects that will alter weekend travel plans:

• Westbound I-10 will be closed between Loop 202 and the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, to 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, for a traffic shift. 

All westbound I-10 on-ramps between Loop 202 and I-17 “Split” will be closed. Note: The westbound I-10 on-ramp at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard and the westbound US 60 on-ramps at McClintock Drive, Rural Road and Mill Avenue will close at 8 p.m. Friday. Detours: Westbound I-10 traffic approaching the closure can detour on eastbound Loop 202 to northbound Loop 101 and westbound Loop 202 in Tempe to reach Sky Harbor Airport and the downtown Phoenix area. Note: Drivers also can consider detouring on westbound/northbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 near 59th Avenue in west Phoenix. Westbound I-10 drivers traveling beyond the Phoenix area from the Tucson/Casa Grande area can use westbound I-8 to northbound SR 85 in Gila Bend to reach I-10 in Buckeye.

• Southbound I-17 will be closed at Jomax Road in north Phoenix from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements.

Plan for southbound I-17 to also be narrowed to one lane between Loop 303 and Jomax Road. Primary detour: Southbound I-17 traffic will use the off- and on-ramps at Jomax Road to travel around the closure. ADOT officials emphasize drivers should stay on the primary freeway detour and avoid using nearby streets. Note: Consider traveling during the early morning or later at night. According to ADOT, no I-17 closures are scheduled for the project over the weekends of Aug. 23-26 and Aug. 30-Sept. 3.

• Eastbound Loop 202 will be closed between Arizona Avenue and Gilbert Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a freeway widening project.

 Eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Dobson and Alma School roads will be closed. Detours: Consider alternate routes including eastbound Pecos or Germann Road. Note: The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Price Road will be closed from 6 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday. The westbound Loop 202 HOV lane will be closed between Gilbert and Alma School roads from 4 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday for freeway lighting work. 

• Westbound US 60 will be narrowed to three lanes (right lanes closed) between Gilbert and Dobson roads from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement maintenance.

 Westbound US 60 on-ramps between Gilbert and Dobson roads will be closed. Detour: Allow extra travel time and consider exiting ahead of the work zone while ramps are closed and using Baseline Road or Southern Avenue as alternate routes.

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