Heads up, drivers! Here's what to know when it comes to driving on Valley freeways this weekend.
Improvement projects will require an overnight closure and other restrictions along Phoenix-area freeways, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation:
- Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed overnight between Country Club and Mesa drives in the East Valley from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (ending March 17) for bridge maintenance. Eastbound on-ramps closed at Dobson and Alma School roads. Detour: Take Southern Avenue or Baseline Road to reenter US 60 beyond the closure.
- Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to four lanes (two left lanes closed) overnight between Mesa and Country Club drives in the East Valley from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (ending March 17) for bridge maintenance. Drivers should budget extra time and slow down in the work zone.
- Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard closed under Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (ending Monday, March 17) for bridge work. Westbound Detour: Take northbound Loop 101 frontage road to westbound Bell Road and use southbound frontage road. Eastbound Detour: Take southbound frontage road to eastbound Raintree Drive and use northbound frontage road.
- Eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Cave Creek Road and State Route 51 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday (March 15) for pavement maintenance. Eastbound on-ramp at Cave Creek Road closed. Drivers should budget extra time and slow down in the work zone.
- Westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) narrowed to two lanes (right lane closed) between Val Vista Dr and Lindsay Rd from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday (March 15) for barrier shift as part of widening project. Drivers should budget extra time and slow down in the work zone. Note: Westbound on-ramp at Val Vista Drive will close for approximately 60 days beginning at 10 p.m. Friday. Drivers can use westbound on-ramps at Santan Village Parkway or Lindsay Road.
- Eastbound I-10 on-ramp at 32nd Street closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday (March 15) for traffic-monitoring equipment installation as part of the Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Drivers can use the I-10 on-ramp at 40th Street. More information: I10BroadwayCurve.com.
