Phoenix Freeway Weekend Advisory: I-10 Restricted Near Airport

PHOENIX — No major line closures are planned along the Phoenix metro highway system this weekend, but it won't all be smooth sailing.

In fact, work on the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will affect traffic near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to the Department of Transportation's weekend highway travel advisory. Arizona Transportation for the period June 28-July 1.

Specifically, westbound I-10 will be reduced to three lanes from Broadway Road to 24th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday for bridge and barrier construction.

Additionally, the ramps from 40th Street to I-10 in both directions and the State Route 143 ramp southbound to I-10 westbound will be closed. Drivers who would normally access I-10 from 40th Street can do so from 32nd Street, ADOT said.

No full mainline closures are planned in the Phoenix metro area for the weekend of June 28-July 1.

Full details of the weekend motorway travel advisory: pic.twitter.com/kTN5OFW11q

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 28, 2024

Nearby in Tempe, westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) will be reduced to two lanes from Priest Drive to I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Westbound US 60 traffic from the Mesa-Tempe area can avoid potential delays by taking the northbound Loop 101 Price Freeway to the westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway, which connects to the I -10 westbound after State Route 51 in Phoenix.

Area motorists should also be aware that Guadalupe Road will be closed near I-10 for approximately three weeks for utility work beginning at midnight Sunday.

All of the above restrictions are related to the $775 million I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, which is redeveloping 11 miles of highway to reduce rush hour travel times, improve airport access, support public transit options and prepare the region for future growth.

What else does the weekend highway traffic advisory say in the Phoenix metro area?

While no major highway closures are expected this weekend, overnight access to Interstate 17 north of Phoenix will be limited.

The Loop 303 ramp to southbound I-17 will be closed nightly Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. and Sunday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for roadway improvements.

Traffic on Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive can take northbound 43rd Avenue or the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to access southbound I-17.

East Valley Bridge expected to reopen Friday

Meanwhile, transportation officials have some good news for people heading out of town this weekend as the July 4 holiday approaches.

The Gilbert Road Bridge over the Salt River in Mesa was scheduled to reopen Friday afternoon. The road provides easy access from Mesa to SR 87 (Beeline Highway), which can be taken northeast toward Payson.

All schedules are subject to change.

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