Southbound State Route 347 will be narrowed to one lane near Riggs Road overnight for pavement-improvement work. Drivers should use caution and allow extra travel time while the following restriction is in place: Southbound SR 347 will be narrowed to one lane near Riggs Road from 9 p.m. Thursday, April 26, to 5 a.m. Friday, April 27. Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or email Projects@azdot.gov. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 511, except when driving.

The Loop 303 off-ramps at Cactus and Waddell roads will be restricted at times this weekend for APS utility line work east of the freeway. Turns from the off-ramps to eastbound Cactus and Waddell roads will not be allowed while work is taking place. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use alternate routes while the following restrictions are in place: Cactus and Waddell roads will be closed between Loop 303 and Sarival Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday, April 27, to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, and from 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28, to 10 a.m. Sunday, April 29. Access from the Loop 303 off-ramps to eastbound Cactus and Waddell roads will not be available during the closures. Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or email Projects@azdot.gov. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (...

The Arizona Department of Transportation will be conducting maintenance on freeway safety barriers along the Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) beginning Thursday, April 26. Drivers should allow extra travel time and use available detours while the following restrictions are in place: Westbound Loop 202 connecting ramp to eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday, April 26, to 5 a.m. Friday, April 27. Detour: Drivers can exit westbound Loop 202 to northbound 24th Street and use westbound McDowell Street to access eastbound Interstate 10. Westbound Loop 202 connecting ramp to northbound State Route 51 (Piestewa Freeway) will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday, April 26, to 5 a.m. Friday, April 27. Detour: Drivers can exit westbound Loop 202 to northbound 24th street and use westbound McDowell Road to access northbound SR 51 and eastbound Interstate 10. Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Pr...

Several ramps being reconstructed for South Mountain Freeway interchange As work progresses on an interchange to connect the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway with Interstate 10 in the West Valley, another I-10 ramp will close to make room for the improvements. The eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 59th Avenue will close permanently at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 29, as the Arizona Department of Transportation moves forward with replacing the existing I-10/59th Avenue traffic interchange and building new access roads between 51st and 67th avenues. As an alternative, motorists should consider exiting eastbound I-10 at 67th or 51st avenues until the new I-10 access road between 67th and 59th avenues is completed in mid-May, which will provide future access to 59th Avenue. This is one of several I-10 ramps that need to be removed permanently or reconstructed to tie into a wider I-10 that will include connecting ramps to and from the South Mountain Freeway when it opens late 2019. Long-term and permanent ...

Drivers should be aware of the following restrictions this weekend: Westbound/Southbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between I-17 and Thunderbird Road from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday (April 28) Northbound/Eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between Grand Avenue and I-17 from 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday (April 29) Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 16th Street closed from 6 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday (April 30)

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