Heads up, Valley drivers! There are several project areas where road construction crews will be working this weekend.
Here's what to know before you hit the freeways around the Valley, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation:
- Northbound State Route 51 closed between Indian School Road and Glendale Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (April 27) for surface asphalt removal as part of pavement improvement project. Northbound SR 51 on-ramps at McDowell and Thomas roads also closed. Detours: Consider using northbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route. Drivers on northbound SR 51 should consider exiting ahead of the closure and using northbound 16th Street to eastbound Glendale Avenue to reconnect with the freeway. Northbound Seventh Street is another detour option.
- Westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between I-17 and 51st Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (April 27) for widening project. North- and southbound I-17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 closed. Westbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Seventh Street and Seventh Avenue closed. Detours: Alternate routes include westbound Bell Road or Union Hills Drive to 51st Avenue to reach westbound Loop 101.
- Eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closed between Arizona Avenue and Gilbert Road in the Southeast Valley from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (April 27) for widening project. Eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Price, Dobson and Alma School roads closed. Detours: Alternate routes include eastbound Pecos and Germann roads.
