Highlights
- Southbound Loop 303 in Waddell closed around 2:45 a.m. Saturday following a crash just south of Northern Parkway.
- The Arizona Department of Transportation confirmed all lanes reopened around 7 a.m., a closure of roughly four hours.
- The northbound side of the freeway was unaffected throughout the incident.
- AZFamily reported multiple vehicles were involved in what it described as a serious wreck.
Southbound Loop 303 in Waddell reopened around 7 a.m. Saturday after a crash shut the freeway for more than four hours, the Arizona Department of Transportation confirmed.
The closure began around 2:45 a.m., according to AZ511. The crash occurred just after Northern Parkway, ADOT said. The northbound side of the freeway was unaffected.
AZFamily reported that multiple vehicles were involved in what the Department of Public Safety described as a serious wreck early Saturday morning. FOX 10 Phoenix also covered the reopening.
ADOT posted confirmation on X: "All lanes are now open."
No further details on injuries or the cause of the crash had been released as of the time of publication.
Sources
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- ktar.com retrieved 16/05/2026 14:37
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 16/05/2026 14:37
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