According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), closures or lane restrictions for improvement projects are scheduled along some Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, May 29-June 1. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these weekend freeway restrictions:
- Southbound State Route 51 closed between Indian School Road and Interstate 10 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (June 1) for pavement improvement project. Southbound on-ramps closed at Glendale Avenue, Bethany Home Road and Highland Avenue. Southbound drivers exiting SR 51 at Indian School Road should expect delays.
- Detours: Southbound detour routes include 7th and 24th streets. Consider using southbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route to reach downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport.
- Northbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between the Interstate 10 interchange and Indian School Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (June 1) for Loop 101/I-10 interchange improvement project.
- Detours: Consider using northbound 91st or 99th avenues to reach Loop 101 via Indian School Road or options farther north. Northbound Interstate 17 to westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) is an option for westbound I-10 travelers heading to the Northwest Valley.
- Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes in both directions between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (June 1). On- and off-ramps in both directions closed at times between those two points. Budget extra time.
- Note: Consider using Interstate 17 as an alternate north-south freeway route.
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.
