Interstate 10 to be closed for tunnel maintenance this weekend in Phoenix

PHOENIX — Those driving through Phoenix this weekend should watch out for tunnel closures.

Interstate 10 in the downtown region will be closed for regularly scheduled tunnel cleaning and maintenance work on different days.

🚧 I-10 EB closed between I-17 and SR 51.
🚧 I-10 WB closed between I-17 and 7th Ave.
🚧 SR 143 SB transition ramp to I-10 EB closed.

Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory full details: https://t.co/hq9SBbhO7B pic.twitter.com/eyCMFN3yir

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 26, 2024

Eastbound lanes on the I-10 will be closed between the Interstate 17 “Stack” interchange the State Route 51 “Mini-Stack” interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday.

The westbound I-10 lanes will be closed between the I-17 “Split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday.

Watch out for this big freeway closure

Aside from these two tunnel closures, there aren’t many freeway shutdowns in the Phoenix area this weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.

Officials said the southbound State Route 143 ramp to eastbound I-10 near the Broadway Curve will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for construction.

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