According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) freeway closures or restrictions are scheduled this weekend (March 25–28) for improvement projects in the Phoenix area.

  • Eastbound I-10 closed between Loop 101 and 75th Avenue in the West Valley from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 28) for pavement improvement work. Detour: Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using alternate routes including McDowell or Buckeye roads.
  • Eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) closed between Priest Drive and Loop 101 in the Tempe area from 8 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday (March 26) for pavement maintenance. Westbound Loop 202 then closed between Loop 101 and Priest Drive from 8 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday (March 27). Detour: Consider alternate routes via I-10, US 60 and Loop 101 in the Phoenix and Tempe areas. Click the Weekend Travel Advisory map for more information.
  • Westbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) on-ramps at Hayden and Scottsdale roads as well as Tatum Boulevard in the northeast Valley closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday (March 27) for pavement maintenance. Westbound Loop 101 right lane also closed between Hayden and Scottsdale roads. Detour: Consider alternate routes while on-ramps are closed (including westbound Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd/Bell Road to northbound 56th St).
  • Southbound I-17 narrowed to one lane at 16th Street from 3 a.m. to noon Saturday (March 26) for center barrier wall repairs. Northbound I-17 narrowed to two lanes at 16th Street. DETOUR: Allow extra travel time and consider using I-10 near downtown Phoenix as an alternate route. Note: I-17 also closed intermittently overnight near Seventh Avenue between 11 p.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Sunday (March 27) for utility work. Expect brief rolling closures up to 20 minutes each time. I-17 ramps and frontage roads at Seventh Avenue also will be closed at times overnight. Allow extra travel time.
  • 24th Street closed in both directions at the Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (March 26) for traffic signal work. Only right turns allowed at on- and off-ramps. DETOUR: Alternate routes include 32nd Street.

Visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.

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