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The Arizona Department of Transportation announced several freeway and road closures in the Valley for the last weekend of June, including the narrowing of westbound I-10 and US 60 for construction, and closures of ramps and a section of Guadalupe Road for utility work. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time, consider alternate routes such as Loop 101 and Loop 202, and stay alert in work zones. Specific closures include the westbound I-10 off- and on-ramps at 40th Street, the southbound SR 143 ramp to westbound I-10, and the southbound I-17 on-ramp at Loop 303.
Valley Road Closures and Detours This Weekend
Drivers in the Valley should plan around freeway restrictions for the last weekend of June, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes during these weekend closures:
Westbound I-10 Lane Reductions
Westbound I-10 will narrow to three lanes between Broadway Road and 24th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday (June 30) for bridge and barrier construction as part of the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
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- Westbound I-10 off- and on-ramps at 40th Street closed (use ramps at 32nd Street).
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- Southbound SR 143 ramp to westbound I-10 closed.
Westbound US 60 Lane Reductions
Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) will narrow to two lanes between Priest Drive and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday (June 30) for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
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- Consider using northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway).
Guadalupe Road Closure
Guadalupe Road will be closed in both directions near I-10 for approximately three weeks starting late Sunday night (12:01 a.m. Monday, July 1) for utility work. Use Elliot Road as an alternate route.
Southbound I-17 Ramp Closures
The southbound I-17 on-ramp at Loop 303 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights (June 28-29) and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 1) for pavement improvement.
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- Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive traffic can use northbound 43rd Avenue or the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to enter southbound I-17.
Stay alert and be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through work zones.
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