PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Drivers in north Phoenix and Gilbert will need extra time and should find alternate routes this weekend because of freeway closures.<\/p>\n
The westbound Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway will close between Interstate 17 and 51st Avenue from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project. The Interstate 17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 will also be closed.<\/p>\n
Drivers can use Union Hills Drive or Bell Road to get around the closure.<\/p>\n
In the East Valley, the westbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway will be shut down between Williams Field and Gilbert roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a widening project. The westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Higley Road will also be closed. Drivers can use Higley Road to Germann Road or Williams Field Road as possible alternate routes for drivers.<\/p>\n
Also in the East Valley, all Loop 101 ramps to the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in the Tempe area will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for a pavement improvement project. The southbound Loop 101 on-ramp at McKellips Road will also be closed.<\/p>\n
Alternate routes include McKellips Road, Alma School Road, Scottsdale Road and Rural Road to get around the closure.<\/p>\n
State Route 51 northbound will be narrowed to two lanes between Northern Avenue and Shea Boulevard between 9 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday as workers improve the pavement. The northbound SR 51 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard will be closed. I-17 is a possible alternate route to avoid the construction altogether.<\/p>\n
This is in addition to the northbound side of SR 51 being narrowed to two lanes<\/a> between Highland Avenue and Camelback Road for a repair project that will last until the fall.<\/p>\n For more information, click or tap here<\/a>.<\/p>\n See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n