Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) Improvement Project – Interstate 17 to Pima Road: Road closures for Aug. 16-22

Plan for delays and use caution in construction zones

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers on the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) to slow down and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the following closures are scheduled to be in place:

WEEKEND CLOSURES

Pima Freeway, Hayden to Scottsdale roads

• The westbound Pima Freeway will be closed between Hayden and Scottsdale roads from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, through 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. The westbound on-ramps at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Princess/Pima Road also will be closed.
  • Detour: Traffic will be detoured north on Hayden Road to Legacy Boulevard, east to Scottsdale Road and south to Scottsdale Road to enter the westbound Pima Freeway. Expect heavy traffic and consider other routes.

15th Avenue at the Pima Freeway

• The 15th Avenue bridge over the Pima Freeway is closed to north- and southbound traffic through late 2020 for reconstruction and other improvements.

OTHER CLOSURES 

56th Street at the Pima Freeway

• North- and southbound 56th Street will be closed nightly at the Pima Freeway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 19, through the morning of Friday, Aug. 23.

16th Street at the Pima Freeway

• North- and southbound 16th Street will be closed nightly at the Pima Freeway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 19, through the morning of Friday, Aug. 23.

UPCOMING CLOSURES 

Pima Freeway, Scottsdale to Hayden roads

• The eastbound Pima Freeway will be closed between Scottsdale and Hayden roads from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, through 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26. The eastbound on-ramp at 64th Street also will be closed.

16th Street at the Pima Freeway

• North- and southbound 16th Street will be closed at the Pima Freeway from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26.  
• North- and southbound 16th Street will be closed at the Pima Freeway nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 26, through the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Scottsdale Road at the Pima Freeway

• North- and southbound Scottsdale Road will be closed nightly at the Pima Freeway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 26, through the morning of Friday, Aug. 30.

TRAFFIC SHIFT BETWEEN SCOTTSDALE AND HAYDEN ROADS

The travel lanes on the Pima Freeway between Scottsdale and Hayden roads will be shifted around a new work zone that is being established in the freeway median (see illustration below).

The westbound travel lanes will be shifted between Scottsdale and Hayden roads by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, and the eastbound travel lanes will be shifted by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26.

The traffic shift is needed to construct a new bridge that will travel over the city of Scottsdale’s future Miller Road extension. The traffic shift will be in place for approximately one year while the new bridge is being built. ADOT will maintain the same number of travel lanes during the traffic shift. 

For a complete listing of road restrictions, including lane and ramp closures, visit the project webpage.

Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Bilingual Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or go to azdot.gov/contact and select Projects from the drop-down menu. 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.