Highlights
- Northbound SR 51 closes between Northern Avenue and Cactus Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for asphalt removal.
- Southbound I-17 closes between Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday for overhead sign replacement.
- The Loop 101 Pima Freeway narrows to two lanes in both directions between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive through 5 a.m. Monday.
- ADOT recommends northbound I-17 or surface streets via Seventh Street and Cave Creek Road as SR 51 alternatives.
Four freeway projects will restrict travel across the Phoenix metro and north Scottsdale from Friday night through early Monday morning, the Arizona Department of Transportation warned in its Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory for May 8–11.
Northbound SR 51 will be fully closed in Phoenix between Northern Avenue and Cactus Road starting at 9 p.m. Friday and running through 5 a.m. Monday for surface asphalt removal. On-ramps at Colter Street, Bethany Home Road, and Glendale Avenue will be closed during the work. ADOT recommends northbound I-17 as the freeway alternative, or northbound Seventh Street to northbound Cave Creek Road, then eastbound Cactus or Greenway roads to reenter SR 51.
Southbound I-17 will close between Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday for overhead sign replacement. On-ramps at Deer Valley Road and Rose Garden Lane will be shuttered, and east- and westbound Loop 101 ramps to southbound I-17 will also close. Southbound Seventh Avenue or 51st Avenue are the recommended surface-street alternatives.
A separate overnight restriction on I-17 will narrow the Durango curve segment between 19th Avenue and Washington Street to one lane from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday for freeway maintenance. Westbound I-10 is the suggested detour through downtown Phoenix.
In Scottsdale, the Loop 101 Pima Freeway will be narrowed to two lanes in both directions between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements. Northbound lane restrictions are scheduled to begin by 5 a.m. Saturday.
All four closures are scheduled to clear before the Monday morning commute, according to KTAR and confirmed by ADOT.
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