Weekend Road Closures Announced
Feb. 5 Through Feb. 8
UPDATED: 4:56 am MST February 6,
2010
PHOENIX -- Freeway improvement work will require a few sections of Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to be closed over the weekend.The Arizona Department of Transportation recommends drivers use alternate routes and allow extra travel time while the following weekend restrictions are in place:
- Eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) closed between Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 in Tempe from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Feb. 8) for freeway widening. Eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps from Sky Harbor Boulevard and Priest Drive also closed. DETOUR: Traffic will travel south on Scottsdale Road, east on Rio Salado Parkway. Consider eastbound Interstate 10 to US 60 (Superstition Freeway) as an alternate route to reach East Valley.
- Westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) closed between McDowell Road and Country Club Drive in Mesa from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Feb. 8) for freeway widening. DETOUR: Traffic will use southbound Gilbert Road and westbound McKellips Road to travel beyond closure.
- Southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) closed at Broadway Road from 11 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday (Feb. 6) for lane striping. DETOUR: Traffic will use southbound frontage road.
- Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to three lanes between Priest Drive and Mill Avenue from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Feb. 8) for freeway widening. Eastbound US 60 on-ramp at Priest Drive and off-ramp at Mill Avenue closed. DETOUR: Please slow down and be prepared to merge safely in work zone.
- Northbound Interstate 17 narrowed to two lanes between Bell Road and Loop 101 from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 6) for lane striping. Northbound I-17 ramps to Loop 101 also closed. DETOUR: To reach Loop 101 exit northbound I-17 at Union Hills, go east to 19th Avenue and north to freeway.
- Southbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed overnight at Union Hills Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 6) for bridge work. Northbound Loop 101 closed overnight at Union Hills Drive from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 7) for bridge work. DETOUR: Traffic will exit and re-enter freeway along off- and on-ramps at Union Hills Drive.
- Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane in both directions overnight between Cotton Lane and Verrado Way from 9 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday (Feb. 8) for freeway widening. DETOUR: Please slow down and be prepared to merge safely in work zone.
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