Traveling around the Valley this weekend? Here are several road closures you should be aware of:
Eastbound Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane at 59th Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 21) for bridge construction at Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange. Eastbound I-10 on-ramp at 67th Avenue and off- and on-ramps at 59th Avenue closed. Expect heavy traffic and delays. DETOUR: Allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes, including Loop 101 in the West Valley.
Eastbound Interstate 10 closed at 59th Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 22) for Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridge construction. Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 75th, 67th and 59th avenues also closed. Expect heavy traffic and delays. DETOUR: Eastbound I-10 traffic exiting at 59th Avenue will detour south to eastbound Van Buren Street and use northbound 51st Avenue to access I-10. Alternate routes include Loop 101 in the West Valley.
Union Hills Drive closed in both directions at Interstate 17 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 21) for installation of wrong-way vehicle detection system. Northbound I-17 off-ramp at Union Hills Drive closed. Traffic on Union Hills Drive approaching I-17 will need to make right turns onto frontage road. DETOUR: Consider alternate routes, including Bell Road or Yorkshire Drive/Utopia Road. NOTE: Southbound I-17 off-ramp at Thunderbird Road closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 22) for construction.
Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane in each direction near State Route 587 south of Chandler from 7 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday (Oct. 23) and from 7 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 24) for pavement resurfacing project. DETOUR: Please allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes. I-10 drivers traveling beyond Phoenix can consider using I-8 and SR 85 to avoid these overnight lane restrictions and delays on I-10.
Glendale Avenue closed in both directions between Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) and 99th Avenue in Glendale from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 21) for resurfacing. Loop 101 off-ramp traffic limited to turns onto eastbound Glendale Avenue. DETOUR: Alternate routes include Bethany Home Road or Northern Avenue.
67th Avenue closed in both directions at Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 21) for traffic-signal maintenance. Traffic on 67th Avenue approaching Loop 101 limited to right turns onto freeway frontage road (Beardsley) or on-ramps. DETOUR: Consider alternate routes, including 75th Avenue.
Westbound Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane overnight near 59th Avenue from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights (Oct. 22-27) for Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridge construction. Westbound I-10 also closed at times as needed at 59th Avenue with traffic detouring along the off- and on-ramps. Expect heavy delays. DETOUR: Please allow extra travel time. Alternate routes include Loop 101 in the West Valley.
