The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is alerting drivers who may be traveling on Interstate 10 through central Phoenix that they should plan to use alternate routes at night and in early morning hours this weekend, Jan. 9-11, while sections of the freeway are closed for regularly scheduled tunnel maintenance. Several ramps connecting I-10 with Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway), State Route 51 and Interstate 17 also will be closed. The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to allow extra travel time while the following closures are in place:

  • Eastbound I-10 closed between the I-17 “Stack” interchange and the SR 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 10) for scheduled tunnel cleaning and maintenance.
    • Primary Detour: Eastbound I-10 drivers may consider using southbound I-17 to reconnect with I-10 at the I-17 “Split” interchange near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
  • Westbound I-10 closed between the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 11) for scheduled tunnel cleaning and maintenance. Southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. The westbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound I-10 will be 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 on northbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 at the Stack interchange north of Van Buren Street. Drivers in the southeast Valley/Chandler area also can consider using westbound/northbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) to reach I-10 near 59th Avenue.
  • Eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramp to southbound SR 51 closed from 5 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 11) for widening project. 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 using Union Hills Drive to access southbound SR 51. Drivers who normally would use the Black Mountain Boulevard ramp to SR 51 can consider using southbound Tatum Boulevard to westbound Union Hills Drive.

Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for additional information.

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