According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), closures or lane restrictions are scheduled for freeway improvement projects in the Phoenix area this weekend, May 1-4. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these weekend freeway restrictions:
- Northbound State Route 51 closed between Glendale Avenue and Shea Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 4) for surface asphalt removal as part of pavement improvement project. Northbound SR 51 on-ramps at Indian School Road, Colter Street and Bethany Home Road also closed.
- Detours: Consider using northbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route. Drivers on northbound SR 51 should consider exiting ahead of the closure and using northbound Seventh Street to northbound Cave Creek Road and eastbound Cactus Road to SR 51.
- Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closed at the Gilbert Road interchange from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 4).
- Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Princess Drive and Shea Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 4).
- Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) either closed or narrowed to one lane OVERNIGHT in areas between Mountain View and Crismon roads this weekend (10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night).
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.
