Eastbound I-10 closure set this weekend in Phoenix

PHOENIX — Construction of a future freeway is going to close Interstate 10 west of downtown Phoenix this weekend.

Eastbound I-10 at 59th Avenue is going to be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for work on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

The Arizona Department of Transportation said traffic will be able to exit the freeway at the 59th Avenue off-ramp and re-enter at the 59th Avenue on-ramp, however, delays are expected.

The reason behind the closure is to ensure a large crane can safely place a 90-foot-long steel falsework beam above I-10 to support a future flyover bridge.

Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 67th and 75th avenues will also be closed to help reduce traffic back-ups, while northbound 59th Avenue at the I-10 interchange will be narrowed to one lane.

The 22-mile South Mountain Freeway is expected to open by late 2019.

ADOT also announced the following closures for this weekend:

• The southbound Interstate 17 ramp to westbound I-10 and the northbound I-17 ramp to eastbound I-10 will be closed at the stack interchange from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement marker installation.

• Northbound I-17 will be closed between McDowell and Indian School roads from midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday for freeway overpass work.

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