Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (July 22-25) - Phoenix area
PHOENIX – A stretch of eastbound Interstate 10 in the Chandler area will be closed this weekend (July 22-25) for work zone preparation related to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Broadway Road will also be closed for work on the project. Drivers should plan ahead, allow extra travel time and check on alternate routes while the following scheduled weekend freeway restrictions are in place:
- Eastbound I-10 closed between US 60 (Superstition Freeway) and Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 25) for work zone preparation. Eastbound I-10 on-ramps between Broadway and Ray roads closed. Westbound US 60 ramp to eastbound I-10 closed. HOV ramps between US 60 and I-10 closed. Detour: Traffic can use eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) or eastbound US 60 to southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and take westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to access eastbound I-10 beyond the closure. Drivers in the West Valley who want to reach I-10 in the East Valley can consider using southbound/eastbound Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway).
- Broadway Road closed in both directions between 48th and 52nd streets from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday (July 25) for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. The I-10 "connector ramp" between 48th Street and Broadway Road closed. Westbound I-10 off-ramp at Broadway also closed. Note: Drivers will not be able to access Broadway Road from 52nd Street and should use University Drive instead. Detour: Alternate routes include SR 143 plus University and Priest drives to travel beyond the closure.
- Northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) narrowed to three lanes between Chandler Boulevard and Warner Road from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (July 23) for maintenance work. Northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Chandler Boulevard, on- and off-ramps at Ray Road and off-ramp at Warner Road closed. Detour: Drivers can use northbound Price Road to Elliott Road to access northbound Loop 101.
- Northern Arizona Travel Note: Interstate 40 lane restrictions will occur over the next month in the Flagstaff area for resurfacing and bridge work. I-40 narrowed to one lane in work zones. Drivers should allow extra time and consider traveling outside of peak traffic hours - including on weekends.
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.
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