Highlights
- Westbound Loop 101 closes between 51st and 75th avenues from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project.
- Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closes between Gilbert Road and Arizona Avenue on the same schedule for widening.
- Southbound SR 51 narrows to two lanes between Northern and Bethany Home Road starting 9 p.m. Friday; a separate northbound closure runs Saturday night into Sunday noon.
- SR 347 north of Maricopa drops to one lane in both directions Friday night through Monday morning for paving.
Two major widening projects will shut down significant stretches of the Loop 101 and Loop 202 this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation, with closures running from Friday night through early Monday morning across metro Phoenix.
In the northwest Valley, westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closes between 51st and 75th avenues from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Both I-17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 and the westbound on-ramps at 27th and 35th avenues will also be closed. ADOT recommends drivers exit early and use westbound Bell Road or Union Hills Drive. A separate overnight closure Sunday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, shuts the eastbound Loop 101 ramps to north- and southbound I-17; drivers should exit ahead of those ramps and use local routes.
In the southeast Valley, westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) closes between Gilbert Road and Arizona Avenue on the same Friday-to-Monday schedule, also for widening. On-ramps at San Tan Village Parkway, Val Vista Drive, and Lindsay Road will be closed. Alternate routes include westbound Pecos or Germann roads, or westbound U.S. 60.
In central Phoenix, southbound SR 51 narrows to two lanes between Northern Avenue and Bethany Home Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvement. On-ramps at Northern, Glendale, and Bethany Home Road will be closed; southbound I-17 is the recommended bypass. Separately, northbound SR 51 closes entirely between Indian School Road and Colter Street from 9 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday for paving, with on-ramps at McDowell and Thomas roads also shuttered. Drivers can detour via northbound 16th or 24th streets.
North of Maricopa, SR 347 narrows to one lane in both directions between Casa Blanca Road and Mammoth Way from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for paving. In Buckeye, the eastbound I-10 off-ramp and westbound on-ramp at Jackrabbit Trail close from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for interchange reconstruction; the I-10 interchanges at Verrado Way and Perryville Road serve as detours.
All restrictions are subject to change based on weather or construction conditions. The closures were also confirmed by KTAR.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 28/08/2026 00:51
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