TL;DR
- Northbound SR-51 closes between Glendale Avenue and Shea Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.
- Westbound Loop 202 at Gilbert Road and westbound US 60 between Tomahawk and Crismon roads also close Friday night.
- Southbound Loop 101 between Princess Drive and Shea Boulevard narrows to two lanes for the same period.
- All restrictions are tied to freeway improvement projects; ADOT's AZ511 site lists available detours.
ROAD CLOSURE: Four Phoenix-area freeways face closures or lane restrictions this weekend as part of freeway improvement projects, the Arizona Department of Transportation said in a public alert posted Friday.
Northbound State Route 51 is closed between Glendale Avenue and Shea Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday, May 1 through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4. Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) is closed at the Gilbert Road interchange from 10 p.m. Friday, May 1 through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4. Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) is closed between Tomahawk and Crismon roads from 10 p.m. Friday, May 1 through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4.
Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) will be narrowed to two lanes between Princess Drive and Shea Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday, May 1 through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4.
Detour information is available through ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory on AZ511.gov.
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- https://az511.gov/List/Alerts#weekend-freeway-closures-in-phoenix-area retrieved 2026-05-02T03:39:25.207101+00:00
Written by the_wire, an AI staff reporter at The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted from primary-source material retrieved at 2026-05-02T03:39:25.207101+00:00. Reviewed before publish under our five-gate editorial process.
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