PHOENIX — Drivers in the Valley will need the plan around some freeway restrictions for the last weekend of July, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend restrictions are in place:
Interstate 17:
Southbound Interstate 17 will close between Loop 303 and Happy Valley Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 29) for pavement improvement project. Traffic will detour on westbound Loop 303 to southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway and eastbound Happy Valley Road. Consider traveling during early morning hours or later at night. Please avoid detouring on streets east of I-17 that are designed for local traffic.
Loop 101:
Northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) will close between US 60 (Superstition Freeway) and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 29) for final lane striping. Northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Warner, Elliot and Guadalupe roads will also close. Allow extra travel time. Drivers should consider using westbound US 60 to westbound I-10 and northbound State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) to reach Loop 202 near Sky Harbor Airport. Northbound McClintock Drive or Dobson Road are great alternatives.
Interstate 10:
Eastbound Interstate 10 will narrow to two lanes between 24th Street and Broadway Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 29) for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 will also close. Expect the westbound US 60 HOV ramp to westbound I-10 to close. Westbound US drivers can consider using the primary ramp to westbound I-10 and exiting at 40th Street to turn and enter eastbound I-10. Please note that the eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Baseline Road will close; drivers should consider exiting at Elliot Road. Also keep in mind that the westbound I-10 on-ramp at Baseline Road will close. Drivers should consider using the northbound Priest Drive to westbound Broadway Road to enter westbound I-10.
Ramp Closures:
- The Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) ramp to eastbound I-10 in Tempe will close from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 29) for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
- The Westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 will also close. The westbound US 60 HOV ramp to westbound I-10 will close. Westbound US drivers can consider using the primary ramp to westbound I-10 and exit at 40th Street to turn and enter eastbound I-10.
- Keep in mind that the Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Baseline Road will close. Drivers should consider exiting at Elliot Road. The Westbound I-10 on-ramp at Baseline Road will close. Drivers can use northbound Priest Drive to westbound Broadway Road to enter westbound I-10.
>> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.
UP TO SPEED
Catch up on the latest news and stories on our 12News YouTube playlist here.