The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is alerting drivers that a busy weekend is ahead for freeway improvement projects in the Phoenix area, May 15-18, with closures along sections of the I-10, SR 51 and Loop 101. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use detour routes as needed for these weekend freeway restrictions:
- Southbound State Route 51 closed between Northern Avenue and Highland Avenue (south of Camelback Road) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 18) for pavement improvements.
- Detours: Consider using southbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route. Drivers exiting southbound SR 51 at Northern Avenue can use southbound 16th Street to eastbound Highland Avenue or Indian School Road to access the freeway.
- Southbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between Indian School Road and Interstate 10 in the West Valley from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 18) for the start of the Loop 101/I-10 interchange improvement project. Southbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Cardinals Way and Camelback Road also closed.
- Detours: Consider using southbound 91st or 99th avenues to reach I-10.
- 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 (May 18) for pavement improvements. Expect southbound Loop 101 on- and off-ramp closures at times. Consider exiting ahead of the restrictions and using alternate routes.
- Eastbound I-10 closed between the I-17 “Stack” interchange and SR 51 from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (May 16) for tunnel maintenance.
- Detour: Eastbound I-10 traffic can detour on southbound I-17 and reconnect with I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
- Westbound I-10 closed between the I-17 “Split” interchange and 7th Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (May 17) for tunnel maintenance.
- Detour: Westbound I-10 traffic can detour to northbound I-17 near Sky Harbor Airport and reconnect with I-10 at the Stack interchange north of Van Buren Street.
- Eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Arizona Avenue and McQueen Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16) for widening project. Eastbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Arizona Avenue closed.
- Note: Lindsay Road closed in both directions at Loop 202 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 18). Use alternate routes.
- Eastbound Loop 303 closed between 43rd Avenue and I-17 from 9 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday (May 16) for construction.
- Detour: Traffic can detour on northbound 43rd Avenue to eastbound Dove Valley Road to access I-17.
Click on the Weekend Travel Advisory map graphic or visit the ADOT website for additional information.
