Grand Canyon Times

Arizona Department of Transportation issued the following announcement on Oct. 22.

Sections of Interstate 17 and Central Avenue are scheduled to be closed at night south of downtown Phoenix during the week of Oct. 25-29 for bridge work.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the final stages of work on its project to reconstruct the I-17 bridge over Central Avenue. Drivers should consider alternate routes, including Interstate 10, while the following closures are in place: 

• Northbound I-17 closed overnight between the I-10 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 26) and from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 27) for lane striping. Westbound I-10 off-ramp at 24th Street closed. Freeway traffic can detour on westbound I-10 in the downtown area and drivers can then connect with I-17 at the “Stack” interchange west of 19th Avenue.
• Southbound I-17 closed overnight between Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 28) and from 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday (Oct. 29) for lane striping. Southbound I-17 on-ramp at 19th Avenue also closed. Traffic can detour on eastbound I-10 starting at the I-17 “Stack” interchange in the downtown area.
• Central Avenue closed overnight in both directions at I-17 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights (Oct. 25-28). Central Avenue will be limited to local traffic in areas between Buckeye and Broadway roads. Traffic can detour on Seventh Street or Seventh Avenue. The I-17 frontage roads will remain open near Central Avenue. Note: This restriction also is scheduled the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 5.

The closure schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. 

Crews are scheduled to complete ADOT’s $13.5 million project to build a new I-17 bridge over Central Avenue this fall. Work on the project began in May 2020. Following the recent removal of work zone restrictions, I-17 is again operating with three lanes in both directions at Central Avenue. 

The reconstructed bridge is wider to accommodate regional plans for additional lanes along I-17 when future funding is available. The bridge also provides increased clearance for commercial vehicles on Central Avenue as well as Valley Metro’s future South Central Avenue light-rail line.

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