Subject: Weekend Closures & Restrictions on Valley Freeways Weekend of October 3-6 Date: Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:36 PM Weekend Closures & Restrictions on Valley Freeways Weekend of October 3-6 (watch for I-17, SR 51 closures) Drivers in the Phoenix area are encouraged to allow extra travel time and use alternate routes this weekend if their travel plans include some stretches of State Route 51 and Interstates 10 and 17. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) says freeway improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions in the following locations: * Southbound State Route 51 closed between Loop 101 and Shea Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Oct. 6) for carpool lane construction. Loop 101 ramps to southbound SR 51 also closed. DETOUR: Use Cave Creek Road and Tatum Boulevard as alternate southbound routes. The southbound SR 51 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard will be open. * Northbound Interstate 17 closed between Dunlap Avenue and Thunderbird Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 4) for pavement improvements. Southbound Interstate 17 closed between Thunderbird Road and Dunlap Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 5) for pavement improvements. DETOUR: Exit ahead of closure and use 19th or 35th avenues as alternate routes. * Westbound Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane overnight between 91st and 99th avenues from 11 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 4) for widening project. DETOUR: Be prepared to slow down and merge safely in work zone. * Eastbound Interstate 10 narrowed to one lane overnight between 107th and 99th avenues from 11 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 5) for widening project. DETOUR: Be prepared to slow down and merge safely in work zone. For a complete listing of freeway and highway closures or restrictions across Arizona visit ADOT’s Travel Information site at www.az511.com or call 5-1-1.