PHOENIX — Drivers in the Valley will need to navigate around some freeway and ramp closures during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers will need to plan ahead and consider alternate routes for the weekend of Jan. 12-15, while the closures are in place.
Scottsdale: Southbound Loop 101 closed between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive/Pima Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Jan. 15) for a widening project (work zone setup).
Detours:
- Consider exiting the closure before the closure and use southbound Scottsdale Road.
- Drivers in North Scottsdale can use the southbound 51 freeway to avoid the closure.
Ramp closures:
- Loop 101 on-ramps at Scottsdale and Hayden roads also closed.
Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Crismon Road and Loop 202 (SuperRedTan Interchange) in east Mesa from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Jan. 15) for pavement improvement work.
Detours:
- Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using local routes, including westbound Baseline Road or Southern Avenue, to travel beyond the closure.
Ramp closures:
- Both Loop 202 ramps to westbound US 60 closed.
- Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Meridian and Signal Butte roads also closed.
Westbound I-10 ramp to northbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in the West Valley closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 13) for maintenance.
Detour:
- Consider using alternate routes such as northbound 91st Avenue to westbound McDowell Road to reach northbound Loop 101.
Westbound I-10 on-ramp at 32nd Street near Sky Harbor Airport closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 14) for construction.
Detour:
- Consider using the westbound I-10 on-ramp at 40th Street.
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