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The ramps at Bell Road and Grand Avenue in Surprise will
be closed from 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 24, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Drivers can use detour routes along Dysart and Litchfield roads to make
connections between Bell Road and Grand Avenue. Bell Road will remain open for
traffic traveling over the bridge.
During
the week, crews will be removing the median island along westbound Grand Avenue
near the Bell Grande Drive intersection. The change is designed to provide
improved guidance for drivers making left turns onto Bell Grande Drive while
clearly separating that traffic from vehicles using the westbound off-ramp at
the Bell Road overpass. Drivers should use caution in the work zone and expect
restrictions along westbound US 60 and left-turn closures at the Bell Grande
Drive intersection.
Crews
also will add sections of what are known as mountable, rounded curbs near the
ends of the existing barrier walls separating the on- and off-ramps near the
crosswalks on the Bell Road overpass. As an additional safety measure, yellow
flexible safety posts will be placed near the ends of the ramp barrier walls.
The changes are designed to help drivers with turning angles between Bell Road
and the ramps.
The
ramps first opened to traffic in February as part of ADOT’s $42 million project
to build a new interchange connecting Bell Road and Grand Avenue. These
improvements are the result of feedback from local drivers as well as staff at
ADOT and the city of Surprise.
Schedules
are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more
information, please call the ADOT Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or
email Projects@azdot.gov. For
real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site
at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 511, except while
driving.
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