Weekend freeway closures in Phoenix area (Feb. 29-March 3)

Several improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions along sections of Phoenix area freeways this weekend (Feb. 29 – March 3). The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recommends drivers use alternate routes or give themselves extra travel time while the following restrictions are in place:
Westbound I-10 ramps to northbound and southbound I-17 (at the Stack Interchange) will be closed from 9 p.m. Saturday, March 1 to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 2 for maintenance work. Drivers should prepare for detours on local streets, including 19th Avenue, McDowell Road and Van Buren Street.
Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) will be narrowed to one westbound lane and two eastbound lanes at Mesa Drive from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 3 for pavement repair. Drivers should be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the work zone.
Eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) will be narrowed to two lanes between 59th Avenue and 43rd Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 until 5 a.m. Monday, March 3 for median improvement work. Drivers should be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the work zone.
I-17 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction between Happy Valley Road and Dixileta Drive from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 to 7 a.m. Saturday, March 1 for bridge construction. Drivers should be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the work zone.
In addition, a new interchange on Interstate 17 at Dixileta Drive in the North Valley is scheduled to open to traffic on Saturday, March 1, altering the operation of the current frontage roads. The frontage roads between Happy Valley Road and Dixileta Drive will be permanently converted to one-way. The frontage road on the east side of I-17 will be changed to one-way northbound and the frontage road on the west side will become one-way southbound.
For a complete listing of freeway and highway closures or restrictions across Arizona, visit ADOT’s Travel Information site at www.az511.com or call 5-1-1.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is coordinating freeway improvements throughout the Valley. These projects - which include new freeways, additional lanes and interchanges, rubberized asphalt, new landscaping and more - are included in the 20-year Regional Transportation Plan for Maricopa County. More than $15 billion in comprehensive, diverse transportation improvements are funded in the plan through a voter-approved sales tax that became effective in January 2006. More information on ADOT’s freeway portion of the Regional Transportation Plan is available at www.azdot.gov/ValleyFreeways.