ACCORDING TO ADOT, THIS NORTH PHOENIX PROJECT IS LIKELY TO EFFECT YOUR DRIVING TIME

The eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) is scheduled to close this weekend in north Phoenix as the improvement project begins.
 
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers who use Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) in north Phoenix to plan for a scheduled eastbound closure this weekend as work begins on a major project to add lanes on the freeway between Interstate 17 in Phoenix and Pima Road in Scottsdale.

Construction is scheduled to begin Friday night, Feb. 8, with the first in a series of weekend closures allowing crews to place temporary barriers and adjust lane stripes while setting up work zones.
ADOT advises drivers to slow down and use caution while the following closures are in place:

• Eastbound Loop 101 will be closed between I-17 and Seventh Street from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11.
• Both I-17 ramps to eastbound Loop 101 will be closed.
• Loop 101 eastbound ramps at 27th, 19th and Seventh avenues will also be closed.

Motorists should expect delays and use the following recommended detours while the closure is in place:

• Detour for eastbound Loop 101 traffic: Exit at 27th Avenue and detour along the Beardsley frontage road before re-entering the freeway at Seventh Street.
• Detour for southbound I-17 traffic to eastbound Loop 101: Exit Deer Valley Road and travel east to Seventh Street, then south to Loop 101.
• Detour for northbound I-17 traffic to eastbound Loop 101: Exit Union Hills Drive and travel east to Seventh Street, then north to Loop 101.

In addition to drivers on I-17, other motorists in the area should consider using Deer Valley Road and Union Hills Drive as alternate routes to enter the eastbound Loop 101 at Seventh Street.