Highlights
- Five freeways across the Valley shut down Friday night through Monday morning for pavement and widening projects.
- SR 51 northbound closes 9 p.m. Friday between Indian School Road and Colter Street for pavement rehabilitation.
- Loop 101 Agua Fria faces two separate closures — one in northwest Phoenix, one in the West Valley — both for widening.
- Loop 303 westbound closes at 43rd Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge construction.
Five Phoenix-area freeways will shut down this weekend for construction projects, with closures beginning as early as 8 p.m. Friday and running through 5 a.m. Monday, according to Arizona's Family and confirmed by the Arizona Department of Transportation.
In central Phoenix, northbound SR 51 closes from Indian School Road to Colter Street starting at 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement rehabilitation project.
In the East Valley, northbound Loop 101 Pima closes between University Drive and McKellips Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement maintenance. Associated ramp closures include northbound Loop 101 on-ramps at Southern Avenue and Broadway Road, the westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain ramp to southbound Loop 101, and westbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Val Vista Drive, Lindsay, and Gilbert roads. Westbound Loop 202 Santan closes between Cooper and Alma School roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project.
In north-northwest Phoenix, westbound Loop 101 Agua Fria closes between 51st and 75th avenues from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for widening. Affected ramps include westbound Loop 101 on-ramps at 27th and 35th avenues, north- and southbound I-17 ramps to westbound Loop 101, and east- and westbound I-17 ramps to northbound I-17.
In the West Valley, northbound Loop 101 Agua Fria closes between Interstate 10 and Indian School Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for widening. Westbound Loop 303 closes at 43rd Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge construction. East- and westbound I-10 ramps to northbound Loop 101 will also be closed.
Drivers using SR 347 near Maricopa should expect the highway to narrow to one lane in both directions between Casa Blanca Road and Cement Plant Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a paving project. ADOT advises drivers to slow down and prepare to merge.
All closures are scheduled to lift by 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14. Full detour information is available at azdot.gov.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 11/09/2026 19:39
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