Subject: Weekend Closures & Restrictions on Valley Freeways Weekend of October 31 - November 3 Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:03 PM Weekend Closures & Restrictions on Valley Freeways Weekend of October 31 - November 3 Several projects to add new lanes and make other improvements along Phoenix area freeways will require closures or lane restrictions this weekend (October 31-November 3). The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recommends drivers use alternate routes and allow extra travel time. The Arizona Department of Public Safety has recently begun a project to install speed-enforcement cameras on freeways around metro Phoenix. While the Arizona Department of Transportation does not operate this program, ADOT is working with DPS to create safe work zones while crews install the cameras. To facilitate the safe work zones, occasional restrictions and closures may be necessary to install the camera hardware on freeway shoulders, and to embed sensors into the freeway pavement. ADOT will make every effort to keep the public informed when these installation activities affect freeway traffic. The following closures and restrictions are for freeway construction work: * Northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) closed between Warner Road and Southern Avenue from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (November 3) for carpool lane construction. US 60 ramps to northbound Loop 101 also closed. DETOUR: Northbound traffic will detour along frontage road. * Westbound I-10 closed between State Route 143 (Hohokam Expressway) and I-10/I-17 “Split” from midnight to 7 a.m. Saturday (November 1) for freeway maintenance. DETOUR: I-10 traffic can use northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 to reach I-10. * US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between I-10 and McClintock Drive for start of widening project. Eastbound US 60 narrowed from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday (November 1). Westbound US 60 narrowed from 11 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (November 2). DETOUR: Be prepared to slow down and merge safely in the work zone. * State Route 51 narrowed to two lanes between Greenway Road and Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) for carpool lane construction. Northbound SR 51 narrowed from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday (November 1). Southbound SR 51 narrowed from 10 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday (November 2). Westbound Loop 101 ramp to southbound SR 51 also closed during Saturday night restriction. DETOUR: Be prepared to slow down and merge safely in the work zone. * Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Via De Ventura and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (November 3) for lane striping. DETOUR: Please slow down and merge safely in the work zone. * I-10 narrowed to one lane in each direction between Dysart Road and Avondale Boulevard from 9 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday (November 3) for freeway widening work. DETOUR: Please slow down and merge safely in the work zone. The following closures are for DPS photo enforcement camera installation this weekend: * Northbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed between Glendale and Northern avenues from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday (November 1). DETOUR: Traffic will exit at Glendale Avenue and take 91st or 99th avenues north to Northern Avenue. * Southbound 1-17 closed between the I-10 “Stack” and 24th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday (November 1). DETOUR: I-17 traffic can detour on eastbound I-10 through the Deck Park Tunnel. * Eastbound I-10 closed between 59th and 19th avenues from 10 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (November 2). DETOUR: Traffic can detour south to Buckeye Road to 19th Avenue to reconnect with I-10. 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.