Subject: Weekend freeway restrictions in the Phoenix area (March 9-13); drivers urged to use alternate routes Date: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:00 PM Weekend freeway restrictions in the Phoenix area (March 9-13); drivers urged to use alternate routes Freeway improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions in the Phoenix area over the weekend (March 9-13). ADOT encourages you to use alternate routes when possible to avoid traffic delays in the following areas: * Westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) closed between the Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and Priest Drive from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 13) for work to prepare the freeway for rubberized asphalt paving later this spring. Westbound Loop 202 traffic will be detoured onto the Loop 101. Westbound U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway) is the recommended alternate freeway route this weekend. The ramps from north and southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to the westbound Loop 202) (Red Mountain Freeway) also will be closed. Drivers who normally would use the westbound Loop 202 to reach Sky Harbor International Airport can instead use the Loop 101 to westbound U.S. 60 and westbound I-10 to approach the airport. * Westbound U.S. 60 will be narrowed to three lanes between Val Vista Drive and Gilbert Road 11 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday (March 12) for widening work. Drivers should give themselves extra travel time, be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the work zones. * Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in the West Valley narrowed to one lane in each direction between Glendale Ave. and Camelback Rd. from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday (March 12) for work on the new Maryland Avenue overpass. Drivers should consider using alternate routes, including 99th Avenue, to travel beyond the lane restrictions. Drivers should give themselves extra travel time, be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching the work zone. * The ramp from eastbound U.S. 60 to southbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) near Sossaman Road will be closed 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (March 13) while work continues on the "SuperRedTan" interchange linking U.S. 60 and the Loop 202 in Mesa. Drivers can exit and go south on Sossaman Road, then east on Baseline Road to reach the Loop 202. For a complete list of highway closures and restrictions across Arizona visit www.az511.com or call 511.