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Closures and detours: Weekend traffic report for March 15

Stella Sun breaks down all of the closures and detours on Valley roads for the weekend of March 15.

PHOENIX — Partial freeway closures are planned in Phoenix and in Mesa for the weekend of Mar. 15-18, according to the Arizona Dept. of Transportation. Drivers should consider using detour routes if necessary while the following freeway or ramp restrictions are in place.

Northbound SR 143 (Hohokam Expressway) closed between Broadway Road and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday (March 18) for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. 

Detours: 

  • I-10 drivers also can use eastbound US 60 to northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to westbound Loop 202 near Tempe Town Lake to access southbound SR 143.
  • Sky Harbor Airport access: Continue west on I-10 to airport exits (24th Street or Buckeye Road). Westbound I-10 traffic can detour to eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to access southbound SR 143. 

Ramps closed: 

  • Westbound I-10 ramp to northbound SR 143 closed. Northbound SR 143 on-ramp at University Drive closed. 

Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Crismon Road and Loop 202 (SuperRedTan Interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 18) for pavement improvement work. 

Detours: 

  • Consider exiting ahead of the closure and using alternate routes including westbound Baseline Road or Southern Avenue to travel beyond the closure.

Ramps closed: 

  • Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Ironwood Drive, Signal Butte Road and Meridian Road closed. Southbound Loop 202 ramp to westbound US 60 closed. 

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