Highlights
- ADOT has scheduled full closures on four Valley freeways from Friday, Aug. 14 through Monday, Aug. 17.
- Eastbound Loop 101 Agua Fria shuts between 75th and 51st avenues at 10 p.m. Friday for a widening project.
- Westbound Loop 202 Santan closes between Williams Field and Gilbert roads for a separate widening project.
- SR 51 in central Phoenix narrows to two lanes; SR 347 to Maricopa narrows intermittently through the weekend.
ROAD CLOSURE: Four Phoenix-area freeways face full or partial shutdowns this weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced, with most closures running from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 through 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
In the north and northwest Valley, eastbound Loop 101 Agua Fria closes between 75th and 51st avenues for a widening project, and eastbound Loop 303 closes between 43rd Avenue and I-17 for construction, both from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. On-ramps at Bell Road and Union Hills Drive on the eastbound Loop 101 will also be closed.
In the East Valley, westbound Loop 202 Santan shuts between Williams Field and Gilbert roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project. Eastbound Loop 202 Red Mountain closes between Loop 101 and McKellips Road in the Tempe/Mesa area from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday for pavement maintenance. All Loop 101 ramps to east- and westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain in the same area close from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project. The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Higley Road and the southbound Loop 101 on-ramp at McKellips will also be closed.
In central Phoenix, southbound SR 51 narrows to two lanes between Bethany Home and Indian School roads from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement work. Off-ramps at Colter Street/Camelback Road and Indian School Road, along with the southbound on-ramp at Highland Avenue, will close at times during the weekend.
For drivers heading to or from the Maricopa area, SR 347 narrows to one lane in both directions intermittently between Riggs Road and Casa Blanca Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for construction.
ADOT's full closure and detour list is available at azdot.gov. The closures were also confirmed by ABC15 and KTAR.
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