Highlights
- Eastbound Loop 101 Agua Fria shuts down between 51st Avenue and I-17 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project.
- Westbound Loop 202 Santan closes between Lindsay and McQueen roads on the same schedule, also for widening.
- Southbound SR 51 narrows to two lanes between Bethany Home and Indian School roads starting 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.
- SR 347 between Casa Blanca Road and Mammoth Way drops to one lane in both directions from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for paving.
Three Phoenix-area freeways will be closed or restricted Aug. 21–24 as the Arizona Department of Transportation advances widening and pavement improvement projects across the Valley, azfamily.com reported Friday.
In north and northwest Phoenix, eastbound Loop 101 Agua Fria shuts down between 51st Avenue and Interstate 17 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project. On-ramps at 75th, 67th, and 59th avenues will also close, along with the eastbound Loop 101 Texas U-Turn on-ramp near Union Hills Drive.
East Valley drivers face a parallel closure: westbound Loop 202 Santan closes between Lindsay and McQueen roads on the same 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday schedule, also for widening. On-ramps at Williams Field Road, SanTan Village Parkway, and Val Vista Drive will be blocked. Separately, the northbound Loop 101 Price ramp to westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain closes from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project.
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. The on-ramp at Highland Avenue and the off-ramp at Indian School Road will be closed.
Outside the Valley, SR 347 drops to one lane in both directions between Casa Blanca Road and Mammoth Way (Cement Plant Road) from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for paving, relevant for Scottsdale and Paradise Valley residents with weekend plans in the Maricopa area.
All closures are scheduled to lift by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 21/08/2026 19:26
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