Grand Canyon Times

Improvement projects will lead to closures or lane restrictions on sections of I-10 and I-17 in the Phoenix area this weekend, as announced by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). A closure is also scheduled along northbound State Route 143 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Drivers are advised to allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes during these restrictions.

The southbound I-17 will be closed between Loop 303 and Happy Valley Road in north Phoenix from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at State Route 74/Carefree Highway and Dove Valley Road will also be closed. "Allow extra travel time and stay with primary detour route," advises ADOT. The primary detour involves exiting southbound I-17 to westbound Loop 303, then using southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway to eastbound Happy Valley Road to return to I-17.

Westbound I-10 will be narrowed to two lanes between Elliot Road and 24th Street near Sky Harbor Airport from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) will be reduced to one lane between Rural Road and I-10, with drivers encouraged to consider alternate routes.

Additionally, northbound State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) will close between I-10 and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) near Sky Harbor Airport from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for pavement marking and lane shifts as part of the same improvement project.

Schedules may change due to weather or other factors. ADOT's plans for new freeways, additional lanes, and other improvements are part of the Regional Transportation Plan for Maricopa County, funded partly by Proposition 400, a sales tax approved in 2004. Voters recently extended this funding through Proposition 479.

For real-time highway conditions, visit ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov or use the az511 app available for Apple or Android devices.