Improvement projects will require closures along two Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, Oct. 27-30, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
Drivers should allow extra travel time and plan detour routes if necessary while the following weekend restrictions are in place:
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Eastbound Interstate 10 closed between the State Route 51 “Mini-Stack” and US 60 (Superstition Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 to 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 for work zone setup and lane adjustments as part of the Broadway Curve Improvement Project. All eastbound I-10 on-ramps between Third Street and Baseline Road closed, including the southbound SR 51 and westbound Loop 202 to eastbound I-10. Southbound I-17 connection to eastbound I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport closed. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street closed. Detours: Eastbound I-10 drivers can consider using eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) starting near SR 51 to reach southbound Loop 101 before using westbound US 60 or westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to reach I-10. Drivers in the West Valley also can consider using southbound/eastbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) to avoid the eastbound I-10 closure. Note: Following this weekend’s work the eastbound I-10 lanes will be divided (shifted) by a new work zone between 48th Street and Broadway Road (two lanes to the left and three lanes to the right of the work zone).
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Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Power and Greenfield roads from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 for bridge work. North- and southbound Loop 202 ramps to westbound US 60 closed. Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Ellsworth and Sossaman roads, plus Superstition Springs Boulevard closed. Allow extra travel time. Detours: Consider using either stretch of westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain or Santan freeways). Drivers also can consider exiting ahead of the closure and using westbound Broadway Road, Southern Avenue or Baseline Road.
Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. ADOT plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region. Most projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.
Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, the az511 app or by calling 511.
