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Motorists traveling on Interstate 10 west of downtown Phoenix this weekend should allow extra travel time or plan ahead to avoid an extended closure as part of work to reconstruct ramps between 51st and 67th avenues for construction on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.
Eastbound I-10 will close between 59th and 43rd avenues from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
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Motorists will need to exit at 59th Avenue and
can take Van Buren Street or McDowell Road before re-entering I-10 at 43rd
Avenue.
The eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 75th, 67th and
59th avenues will be closed as well to help reduce traffic backups.
To avoid delays on I-10, motorists should
consider taking alternate routes, including the Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway)
west of Interstate 17, or exiting I-10 sooner and taking local streets to
re-enter past the closure point.
Eastbound I-10 51st Avenue On-Ramp Closed from Saturday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Mar. 17
During the weekend closure, travel lanes will be
shifted and crews will place temporary concrete barrier needed for
the extended closure of the I-10 eastbound 51st Avenue on-ramp (from Saturday,
Feb. 10 through March 17).
This next phase of work will require several weekend closures of I-10 as well as long-term and permanent closures of existing on-and-off ramps between 51st and 67th avenues until new access
roads are completed by fall 2018. Information about future closures is available online.
In order to build the Loop 202/I-10 freeway-to-freeway interchange, several I-10 ramps need to be removed and reconstructed to tie into the wider I-10 that will include connecting ramps to and from the South Mountain Freeway when it opens late 2019.
ADOT works to inform the public about planned highway restrictions, but there is a possibility that unscheduled closures or restrictions may occur. Weather can also affect a project schedule. To stay up to date with the latest highway conditions around the state, visit the ADOT Traveler Information Center at az511.gov or call 511.
Visit the South Mountain Freeway website at azdot.gov/SouthMountainFreeway for more information.
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