Drivers near Sky Harbor Airport and those using Interstate 17 in north Phoenix will see detours signs on their travels this weekend.

The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the following work will be taking place from Friday night, Sept. 13, until Monday morning, Sept. 16:

• Westbound I-10 will be closed between State Route 143 and the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday 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 will be closed. The Southbound SR 143 on-ramp at University Drive also will be closed (ramp closures start at 8 p.m. Friday). Detour: Westbound I-10 drivers can detour on northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 or use eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 and westbound Loop 202 in the Tempe area. Note: Drivers in the southeast Valley (including those traveling to Sunday’s Arizona Cardinals game) also can consider using Loop 202 to I-10 near 59th Avenue, according to ADOT. Also: 32nd Street will be closed in both directions between Wood and Elwood streets near I-10 from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.

• Southbound I-17 will be closed at Loop 303 and narrowed to one lane between Loop 303 and Jomax Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements. 

Southbound I-17 on-ramps at SR 74/Carefree Highway and Dove Valley Road will be closed at times. Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive also will be closed under I-17. Primary detour: Traffic will use the off- and on-ramps at Loop 303. Note: Eastbound Loop 303 drivers can reach northbound I-17 by taking I-17 south to Happy Valley Road. Northbound I-17 drivers can reach westbound Loop 303 by exiting to westbound Dove Valley Road and using southbound 43rd Avenue.

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

Westbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Santan Village Parkway, Val Vista Drive and Lindsay Road will be closed. The eastbound Loop 202 HOV lane will be 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 will be closed between I-17 (“Stack” Interchange) and State Route 51 (“Mini-Stack” interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday for 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 will be closed between I-17 (“Split” Interchange) near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for tunnel maintenance. 

The southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed. The westbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound I-10 will remain open, but traffic must exit I-10 at Seventh Street. The southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport also will be 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 to reach I-10 near 59th Avenue, according to ADOT.

• Eastbound US 60 will be narrowed to three lanes (right lanes closed) between Gilbert Road and Loop 202 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement maintenance.

 Eastbound US 60 on- and off-ramps between Gilbert and Sossaman roads will be closed. The eastbound US 60 ramp to northbound Loop 202 will be closed. 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.

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