Highlights
- Westbound Loop 101 closes between I-17 and 51st Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project.
- Westbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway shuts between Williams Field and Gilbert roads on the same schedule.
- All Loop 101 ramps to the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Tempe close Friday at 8 p.m. for pavement work.
- SR 51 northbound narrows to two lanes between Northern Avenue and Shea Boulevard starting 9 p.m. Friday.
ADOT is closing or narrowing four Valley freeway segments this weekend as widening and pavement improvement projects run simultaneously across the metro, Arizona's Family reported Friday, a finding corroborated by the ADOT weekend travel advisory.
In north Phoenix, the westbound Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway will be closed between Interstate 17 and 51st Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project. The I-17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 will also be closed during that window. Union Hills Drive and Bell Road are the recommended alternates.
In the East Valley, the westbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway will be shut between Williams Field and Gilbert roads on the same 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday schedule, also for widening. The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Higley Road will be closed; drivers can use Higley Road to Germann Road or Williams Field Road to get around it.
Also in the Tempe area, all Loop 101 ramps to the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project. The southbound Loop 101 on-ramp at McKellips Road will be closed as well. ADOT recommends McKellips Road, Alma School Road, Scottsdale Road, or Rural Road as alternates.
SR 51 northbound will be narrowed to two lanes between Northern Avenue and Shea Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement work. The northbound SR 51 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard will be closed; I-17 is the suggested alternate. Separately, the northbound SR 51 is already narrowed to two lanes between Highland Avenue and Camelback Road for a repair project running through the fall.
All closures are scheduled to lift by 5 a.m. Monday.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 31/07/2026 23:00
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