PHOENIX – Freeway restrictions for improvement projects, including a closure of westbound Interstate 10 between 75th Avenue and Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in the West Valley, are scheduled in the Phoenix area this weekend (March 4-7), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time, consider alternate routes as needed and use caution while the following restrictions are in place:

• Westbound Interstate 10 closed between 75th Avenue and Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 7) for pavement improvement work. Northbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway) ramp to westbound I-10 closed. Westbound I-10 on-ramp at 67th Avenue closed. DETOUR: Consider alternate freeway routes to avoid the closure, including westbound/southbound Loop 101 in the West Valley. Drivers on westbound I-10 also can consider exiting ahead of the closure and using westbound McDowell Road or Van Buren Street as detour routes.
• Interstate 10 closed intermittently (up to 15 minutes each time) in both directions between 16th Street and Seventh Avenue north of downtown Phoenix from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday (March 6) for APS overhead power line work. Several ramps in the area will be closed for the duration of the work, including the southbound SR 51 ramp to westbound I-10; the westbound I-10 on-ramp at 16th Street and westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at 24th Street as well as the eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third and Seventh streets. DETOUR: Drivers, especially those affected by ramp closures, should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes, including McDowell Road. I-10 drivers also can consider using I-17 as an alternate route.
• Westbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to four lanes (right lane closed) in areas between Pima Road/Princess Drive and State Route 51 in the north Valley from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday (March 6) for pavement maintenance. Westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Tatum Boulevard closed. DETOUR: Please allow extra travel time and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through all work zones.
• East- and westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) ramps to State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway) in southeast Mesa closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (March 5) for overhead sign work. DETOUR: Drivers on Loop 202 can bypass the SR 24 ramp closures by exiting to eastbound Elliot Road and using southbound Ellsworth Road.

ADOT plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region. Projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.

Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov and by calling 511. Information about highway conditions also is available through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT.