VALLEYWIDE -- Before you head out this weekend, make a note of these weekend construction projects from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), so you can avoid the traffic tie-ups.
Southbound State Route 143 closed between McDowell Road and University Drive from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 21) for bridge construction. Note: Ramps to southbound SR 143 from eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and westbound Sky Harbor Boulevard also closed. DETOUR: For airport access, eastbound Loop 202 drivers can use 44th Street south to Sky Harbor Boulevard. To access State Route 143 at University Drive, use 44th Street.
Eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) connecting ramp to northbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) closed from 5 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 22) for maintenance. DETOUR: Use northbound McClintock Drive as an alternate.
East- and westbound Interstate 10 near Buckeye closed intermittently west of State Route 85 (milepost 106) from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday (Jan. 21) for overhead utility work. Drivers should plan for 15-minute traffic stops.
Westbound Interstate 10 ramp to southbound State Route 85 in Buckeye closed from 11 p.m. Sunday to 3 p.m. Monday (Jan. 23) for guard rail improvements. DETOUR: Drivers can use southbound Miller Road to Broadway Road to access SR 85.
