The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is alerting drivers that improvement projects and scheduled tunnel maintenance will require some closures or lane restrictions along parts of Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, May 16-19. Drivers should allow extra travel time and plan on using detour routes as needed while the following weekend restrictions are in place:

  • Eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between 59th Avenue and Interstate 17 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 19) for sign-structure removal as part of widening project. Eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Union Hills Drive, 75th Avenue and 67th Avenue also closed.
    • Detours: Drivers can exit ahead of the closure and use local streets, including eastbound Union Hills Drive or Bell Road, to travel beyond the closure.
  • Eastbound I-10 closed between I-17 (“Stack” interchange) and State Route 51 (“Mini-Stack” interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (May 17) for scheduled 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 closed between I-17 (“Split” interchange) near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (May 18) for scheduled tunnel maintenance. Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at 24th Street closed. Westbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound I-10 will remain open, but traffic must exit at Seventh Street. Southbound I-17 ramp to westbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport closed.
    • Primary Detour: Westbound I-10 traffic can detour to northbound I-17 near Sky Harbor Airport and reconnect with I-10 at the “Stack” interchange north of Van Buren Street.
  • Southbound State Route 143 ramps to eastbound I-10 closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (May 19) for bridge work as part of Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Road also closed. Detour: Consider traveling south on 48th Street to eastbound Baseline Road to enter eastbound I-10.
    • Note: The westbound I-10 local lanes between Broadway Road and SR 143 will be closed overnight from 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday (May 18). Detour routes will be available, and the westbound I-10 left lanes (for through traffic) will remain open overnight.
  • Southbound I-17 off-ramp at Bell Road closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 19) for wall repair.
    • Detour: Consider exiting southbound I-17 at Greenway Road. 
    • Also: The north- and southbound SR 51 off-ramps at Bethany Home Road are scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 19) for maintenance. Alternate routes include exiting SR 51 at Glendale Avenue.
  • I-17 Travel Note: Northbound I-17 lanes are open near Black Canyon City. Some navigation apps have listed a closure instead of a traffic shift in that area. No scheduled closures are planned. Highway conditions are available at AZ511.gov, by downloading the AZ511 app or by calling 511.

Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.

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