Loop 101 closure the only major restriction on Valley freeways this weekend

PHOENIX — Valley freeways will be mostly clear of scheduled restrictions this weekend outside of a closure of Loop 101 in north Phoenix.

The westbound Loop 101 Pima Freeway will be closed between State Route 51 and Cave Creek Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The northbound State Route 51 ramp to westbound Loop 101 as well as the westbound Loop 101 on-ramps at 64th and 56th streets and Tatum Boulevard will also be closed as part of the project.

Loop 101 westbound closed between State Route 51 and Cave Creek Road!

I-10 narrowed to one lane each way between Verrado Way and State Route 85!

All this and MORE in this weekend’s Freeway Travel Advisory: https://t.co/xHFBw3ulfc pic.twitter.com/G4G2r012kD

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) October 8, 2021

In Buckeye, Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane in both directions in areas between Verrado Way and State Route 85 from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project.

Valley drivers should also be aware of a closure of eastbound Thunderbird Road at Interstate 17 until 5 a.m. Monday for storm drain construction.

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