Subject: Weekend freeway closures in Valley (May 12-15); Quiet Pavement work continues on Loop 202 in Tempe
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:33 PM


Weekend freeway closures in Valley (May 12-15); Quiet Pavement work
continues on Loop 202 in Tempe



May 11, 2006 

Improvement projects will require some closures or lane restrictions on
Valley freeways this weekend (May 12-15). The Arizona Department of
Transportation (ADOT) is urging drivers to use alternate routes if
possible to avoid traffic backups while the following work is taking
place:

 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	Westbound Loop 202 (Red
Mountain) closed between the Loop 101 and Priest Drive in the Tempe area
from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (May 15) for rubberized asphalt
paving. All Loop 101 ramps to east and westbound Loop 202 closed.
Westbound on ramps at Dobson and McClintock, plus westbound on and off
ramps at Scottsdale Rd. closed. Drivers can use westbound US 60 as an
alternate freeway route this weekend. Westbound Loop 202 traffic will
detour north on Loop 101, west on McDowell Rd. and south on the SR 143
ramp to westbound Loop 202.


 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	Loop 101 (Agua Fria)
narrowed to one lane in each direction between Camelback Rd. and
Glendale Ave. from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (May 14) for
paving and bridge work. The northbound on ramp at Camelback, southbound
on ramp at Glendale and southbound off ramp at Camelback will be closed.
Drivers should give themselves extra time and consider using 91st or
99th avenues as alternate north-south routes in the area.

 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	Eastbound I-10 narrowed
(right lane closed) in the Deck Park Tunnel between 7th Ave. and 7th St.
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (May 13) for maintenance work. Eastbound
I-10 on ramp at 7th Avenue closed. Drivers are asked to use caution in
the work zone and be prepared to merge safely.
 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	(Note-Monday night
closure) Loop 101 (Price) closed in both directions between University
Dr. and Broadway Rd. from 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday (May 16) for
light rail bridge work. Traffic detoured along freeway frontage roads.
Loop 202 ramps to southbound Loop 101 closed. US 60 ramps to northbound
Loop 101 also closed. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes,
including Dobson Road and McClintock Drive.
 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	Westbound US 60 narrowed
(right lane closed) between Ellsworth Rd. and the Loop 202 interchange
project from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (May 13) for lane striping and
barrier placement. Westbound US 60 on and off ramps at Ellsworth closed.
 <http://www.azdot.gov/Images/waveball.gif> 	Grand Ave. (US 60)
narrowed to one lane in each direction at the intersection with 35th
Ave. and the intersection with Northern Ave. from 5 p.m. Sunday to 5
a.m. Monday (May 15) for paving. 35th Ave. and Northern Ave. closed in
each direction approaching Grand Ave. Drivers are encouraged to use
adjacent major cross streets alternate routes.

For a complete listing of freeway and highway closures and restrictions
across Arizona, visit ADOT's Traveler Information site at www.az511.com
<http://www.az511.com/>  or call 5-1-1.