PHOENIX — A road improvement project along State Route 51 in Phoenix is expected to begin Friday.
The $17.8 million project, which is set to begin Friday and last through the fall, will improve pavement along a 10-mile stretch of State Route 51 between the Interstate 10 “mini-stack” interchange and Shea Boulevard, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
Crews will remove the top layer of older asphalt pavement along the freeway and use diamond grinding to smooth the pavement.
What traffic disruptions will occur due to the SR 51 project?
Southbound SR 51 will be closed between Cactus Road and Northern Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday, March 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 16.
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The project will also require weeknight lane and ramp restrictions or closures, according to ADOT.
ADOT advises drivers to use southbound Interstate 17 as an alternate route. Traffic exiting on southbound State Route 51 at Cactus Road will be detoured west to southbound Seventh Street and eastbound Northern Avenue.
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