Crews to close part of Loop 202, install traffic tech during Aug. 3 weekend
Aug 3, 2018, 4:01 AM | Updated: 2:16 pm
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PHOENIX — If you are driving in the Phoenix area this weekend, odds are you will run into a closure or restriction along the Valley freeways.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said four highways in the Phoenix area would be closed or restricted throughout the Aug. 3 weekend.
Drivers were encouraged to allow themselves extra travel time or use alternate routes in order to avoid traffic from the following closures.
The east- and northbound Loop 202 would be closed between Hawes and Elliot roads from 10 p.m. on Friday to 9 a.m. on Saturday to allow crews to install traffic management technology. The westbound State Route 24 ramp to the Loop 202 would also be closed at that time.
Drivers can instead use southbound Hawes Road, eastbound Ray Road, northbound Ellsworth Road and westbound Elliot Road to access northbound Loop 202.
The eastbound Loop 202 would also be closed between Power and Hawes roads from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 9 a.m. on Sunday for traffic-management system installation.
Drivers could use northbound Power Road to eastbound Elliot Road or southbound Power Road to eastbound Ray Road and northbound Hawes Road to reconnect with the eastbound Loop 202.
The eastbound Interstate 10 will be narrowed to three lanes near 59th Avenue in west Phoenix from 9 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Monday for concrete barrier work.
The I-10 will be narrowed to one lane in both directions at the Gila River Bridge south of Chandler from 9 p.m. on Friday to 9 a.m. on Saturday for pavement and guardrail repairs.
Drivers could instead use the eastbound Loop 202 to southbound State Route 87 and southbound State Route 587 to eastbound I-10.
The State Route 347 will be narrowed to one lane in both directions between Edison and Smith-Enke roads in the Maricopa area from 9 p.m. on Friday to 7 p.m. on Sunday for pavement improvement work.
The north- and southbound State Route 51 off-ramps at Indian School Road will be restricted with no turns allowed to eastbound Indian School Road from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday for a city of Phoenix waterline project.