The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced that four closures or lane restrictions are scheduled for freeway improvement projects in the Phoenix area this weekend, May 8-11. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these weekend freeway restrictions:
- Northbound State Route 51 closed between Northern Avenue and Cactus Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 11) for surface asphalt removal during pavement improvement project. Northbound SR 51 on-ramps at Colter Street, Bethany Home Road and Glendale Avenue 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 or Greenway roads to SR 51.
- Southbound Interstate 17 closed between Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday (May 10) for overhead sign replacement. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Deer Valley Road and Rose Garden Lane also closed.
- Detours: Drivers can consider using southbound Seventh Avenue or 51st Avenue as detour routes to travel beyond the closure. Alternate freeway routes include eastbound Loop 101 to southbound SR 51. Reminder: East- and westbound Loop 101 ramps to southbound I-17 will be closed.
- Northbound I-17 narrowed to one lane between 19th Avenue and Washington Street from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday (May 9) for freeway maintenance.
- Detours: Consider using westbound I-10 in the downtown Phoenix area.
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for a complete listing of restrictions for this weekend.
