According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), a few freeway improvement projects in the Phoenix area will require closures or lane restrictions this weekend, Feb. 6-9. Drivers should allow extra travel time and prepare to use detour routes while the following weekend restrictions are in place:
- Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closed between Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and I-10 in Chandler from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 7) for pavement maintenance.
- Detours: Traffic can detour on northbound Loop 101 to westbound US 60 to reach I-10. Drivers also can consider using westbound Chandler Boulevard to bypass closure.
- Eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closed between Interstate 10 and Loop 101 (Price Freeway) in Chandler from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 8) for pavement maintenance.
- Detours: Drivers can consider using eastbound Chandler Boulevard to bypass closure. Alternate freeway routes include eastbound US 60 to southbound Loop 101 in Tempe to reach eastbound Loop 202.
- Eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramp to southbound State Route 51 in Northeast Phoenix closed from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 7) for lane striping work. The southbound Black Mountain Boulevard ramp to southbound SR 51 also closed.
- Detours: Consider exiting eastbound Loop 101 at Cave Creek Road or Tatum Boulevard and traveling south to Union Hills Drive to reach southbound SR 51.
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.
