{"id":394638,"date":"2025-11-21T12:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394638\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:41:20","slug":"no-phoenix-freeways-closed-the-weekend-before-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/394638\/","title":{"rendered":"No Phoenix freeways closed the weekend before Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/83514198007-getty-images-2197879097.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Phoenix-area freeways: Everything you need to know to get around<\/p>\n<p>Several freeways traverse the Phoenix area, including many state routes that loop around the Valley, providing easy access to the different regions.<\/p>\n<p>The Republic<\/p>\n<p>Motorists in metro Phoenix have a lot to be grateful for this weekend as no construction restrictions are scheduled for area freeways during the weekend before Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27.<\/p>\n<p>There are zero mainline freeway closures and scheduled improvement projects between Nov. 21 and Nov. 24 in the Phoenix area, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drivers should stay alert at all times, including when traveling in existing work zones,&#8221; read a statement from ADOT.\u00a0&#8220;Be prepared for driving on wet pavement due to inclement weather conditions. Slow down and allow extra braking distance behind other vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service forecast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/20\/more-rain-in-phoenix-expected\/87364686007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/20\/more-rain-in-phoenix-expected\/87364686007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rain would continue to fall<\/a> in Arizona following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/18\/phoenix-weather-rain-showers\/87335008007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/18\/phoenix-weather-rain-showers\/87335008007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stormy weather Nov. 19 in the Valley<\/a> that included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/20\/what-caused-the-hail-storm-to-phoenix\/87376855007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/20\/what-caused-the-hail-storm-to-phoenix\/87376855007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hail<\/a> and led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/19\/thunder-rain-storms-phoenix-arizona-weather-forecast\/87345778007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/19\/thunder-rain-storms-phoenix-arizona-weather-forecast\/87345778007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flight delays<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/19\/partial-roof-collapse-at-desert-sky-mall-in-phoenix\/87362811007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/phoenix-weather\/2025\/11\/19\/partial-roof-collapse-at-desert-sky-mall-in-phoenix\/87362811007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">property damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are ADOT&#8217;s road-checking options: \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Arizona Traveler Information site at\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/az511.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">az511.gov<\/a>\u202fallows travelers to map routes and see closures affecting travel time.<\/li>\n<li>The\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.az511.com\/about\/mobileapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AZ511 app<\/a>\u202ffor Apple and Android mobile devices is a smartphone-friendly version of the Arizona Traveler Information site.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Within Arizona,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.az511.com\/phone\/mainmenu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialing 511<\/a>\u202fcalls the Arizona Traveler Information line, which offers traffic reports. Just say what route you&#8217;re taking and the automated system will respond with traffic delay information. If 511 doesn&#8217;t work from a cellphone, dial\u202f1-888-411-ROAD (7623). If you&#8217;re outside the U.S., dial\u202f1-520-200-0105.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>ADOT provides updates on highway conditions via its X feed\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaDOT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ArizonaDOT<\/a>.\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Phoenix-area freeways: Everything you need to know to get around Several freeways traverse the Phoenix area, including many&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":394639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[647,5229,931,5643,32560,187292,1587,8746,103750,3040,90,2879,11090,85397,7709,19820,11652,425,4297,728,40848,1571,6231,451,50,940,1539,450,457,1589,23048,23047,8152,19817,6228,187291,14982,44599,163712,314,26304,61649,29100,187293,23049,11900,522,1164,646,6225,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-394638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-and","11":"tag-arizona","12":"tag-arizona-department-of-transportation","13":"tag-arizona-elections","14":"tag-az","15":"tag-az-now","16":"tag-congestion","17":"tag-department","18":"tag-elections","19":"tag-events","20":"tag-holiday","21":"tag-holiday-marketplace-hub","22":"tag-holidays","23":"tag-holidays-u0026-seasonal-events","24":"tag-hub","25":"tag-local","26":"tag-local-affiliate-travel","27":"tag-local-news","28":"tag-marketplace","29":"tag-national","30":"tag-national-weather-service","31":"tag-negative","32":"tag-news","33":"tag-now","34":"tag-of","35":"tag-overall","36":"tag-overall-negative","37":"tag-phoenix","38":"tag-planners","39":"tag-route","40":"tag-safety","41":"tag-seasonal","42":"tag-service","43":"tag-signals","44":"tag-states","45":"tag-thanksgiving","46":"tag-thanksgiving-united-states","47":"tag-traffic","48":"tag-traffic-and-transit","49":"tag-traffic-congestion","50":"tag-traffic-safety","51":"tag-traffic-signals","52":"tag-traffic-u0026-route-planners","53":"tag-transit","54":"tag-transportation","55":"tag-travel","56":"tag-u0026","57":"tag-united","58":"tag-united-states","59":"tag-united-states-of-america","60":"tag-unitedstates","61":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","62":"tag-us","63":"tag-usa","64":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}