Night closures of Princess Drive/Pima Road and overnight closure of the northbound Loop 101 frontage road Oct. 14-17

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures of Princess Drive/Pima Road and the northbound Loop 101 frontage road in north Scottsdale as part of the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway), Princess Drive/Pima Road to Shea Boulevard Improvements.

Princess Drive/Pima Road at Loop 101 will be closed nightly, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, until the morning of Thursday, Oct. 17, for bridge work. NOTE: The north- and southbound Loop 101 frontage roads will remain open at this location.

• PRINCESS DRIVE/PIMA ROAD DETOURS:

• EASTBOUND PRINCESS DRIVE/PIMA ROAD: Drivers may consider using the southbound Loop 101 frontage road to eastbound Bell Road to the northbound Loop 101 frontage road to access Princess Drive/Pima Road east of the closure

• WESTBOUND PRINCESS DRIVE/PIMA ROAD: Drivers may consider using northbound Loop 101 to southbound Hayden Road to access Princess Drive west of the closure.

(Princess Drive/Pima Road detour)

The northbound Loop 101 frontage road will be closed between Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Central Arizona Project canal from 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, for bridge work.  

• NORTHBOUND LOOP 101 FRONTAGE ROAD DETOUR:

Drivers may consider using northbound Hayden Road to eastbound Bell Road or northbound Thompson Peak Parkway to westbound Bell Road to access the northbound Loop 101 frontage Road beyond the closure. 

(Northbound Loop 101 frontage road detour)

Please help us promote highway safety. Speed limits are reduced to 55 mph in work zones for the safety of drivers and workers. Slow down, stay alert and be prepared to merge with caution when approaching and traveling through all work zones.

This work is part of the Loop 101, Princess Dr/Pima Rd to Shea Blvd Improvements project that is adding an additional general-use lane in each direction and making improvements to Loop 101 interchanges between Princess Dr/Pima Rd and Shea Blvd. 

For more information on the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway), Princess Drive/Pima Road to Shea Boulevard Improvements visit the project website at azdot.gov/Loop101PrincesstoShea.

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