PHOENIX — Road improvement projects will force closures on Valley freeways for the weekend of Oct. 20-23, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should plan detour routes and factor in extra travel time while the freeway closures are in place.
Interstate 10 closures
Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between US 60 (Superstition Freeway) and Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain freeways) from 11 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Oct. 23) for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
Detours:
- Eastbound I-10 drivers can consider using eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) starting near SR 51 to reach southbound Loop 101 or using eastbound US 60 to southbound Loop 101 and westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in Chandler to reach I-10 beyond closure.
- Drivers in the West Valley also can use southbound/eastbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) to avoid the eastbound I-10 closure.
Ramp Closures:
- Westbound US 60 ramp to eastbound I-10 closed.
- Both HOV ramps between I-10 and US 60 closed.
- Eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Road closed.
US 60 closures
Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed at Greenfield Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 23) for bridge work.
Detours:
- Drivers can consider exiting ahead of the closure and using eastbound Baseline Road, Southern Avenue or Broadway Road to travel beyond the closure.
- The eastbound US 60 on-ramp at Greenfield Road will be open, but plan for heavier traffic in the area.
Ramp Closures:
- Eastbound US 60 on-ramps at Val Vista Drive closed.
- Eastbound US 60 on-ramps at Gilbert Road closed.
- Eastbound US 60 on-ramps at Stapley Drive closed.
Roadway restrictions
Westbound I-10 narrowed to two lanes between Baseline Road and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Oct. 23) for construction.
- Eastbound US 60 off- and on-ramps at Mill Avenue also closed.
- Note: Guadalupe Road closed in both directions between Pointe Parkway and Calle Saguaro from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (Oct. 23).
- Consider using Elliot Road.
Southbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) narrowed to two lanes overnight between Glendale Avenue and Cardinals Way from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday nights (Oct. 22-25) for pavement repairs.
- Southbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Glendale and Maryland avenues closed at times.
- Detour: Consider using southbound 91st or 99th avenues to Cardinals Way when ramps are closed.
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