The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced that closures or lane restrictions are scheduled along several Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, Aug. 21-24. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these improvement project restrictions:
- Eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between 51st Avenue and Interstate 17 in the Northwest Valley from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 24) for widening project. Eastbound Loop 101 on-ramps at 75th, 67th and 59th avenues closed. The eastbound Loop 101 “Texas U-Turn” on-ramp near Union Hills Drive also closed.
- Detours: Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using eastbound Bell Road or Union Hills Drive to travel beyond the closure.
- Southbound State Route 51 narrowed to two lanes between Bethany Home and Indian School roads from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 24) for pavement improvement project. Southbound SR 51 on-ramp at Highland Avenue and off-ramp at Indian School Road closed. Allow extra travel time.
- Detours: Consider using southbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route to downtown Phoenix. Reminder: Northbound SR 51 is currently narrowed to two left lanes around-the-clock near Camelback Road for pavement replacement work. Consider using northbound I-17.
- Northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) ramp to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) in the Tempe/Mesa area closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 24) for pavement improvement project.
- Detours: Consider exiting ahead of the ramp closure and using alternate routes, including westbound McKellips Road to southbound McClintock Drive, to connect with westbound Loop 202.
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.
