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8 Phoenix-area road projects scheduled this weekend

Weldon B. Johnson
The Republic | azcentral.com
Traffic in the Phoenix-metro area.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has eight freeway construction projects scheduled for this weekend.

Drivers should take note of several closures among this weekend's work. Among the scheduled work is the closure of Loop 202 (Red Mountain) between Greenfield and McDowell roads in Mesa as well as a stretch of U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway) in Mesa.

Loop 202 (Red Mountain)/Greenfield and McDowell roads

CLOSURE: Eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) closed between Greenfield and McDowell roads from 10 p.m. Friday to 11:30 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 30) for widening project.

DETOUR: Alternate routes include EB McDowell Rd. Please allow extra travel time.

U.S. 60 (Superstition)/Gilbert Road and Loop 202

RESTRICTION: Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to one lane overnight in areas between Gilbert Road and Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 29) for lane-marker installation.

DETOUR: Please consider alternate routes.

U.S. 60/Loop 202 and Tomahawk Road

RESTRICTION: Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to one lane in areas between Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) and Tomahawk Road from 10 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 30) for lane-marker installation.

DETOUR: Please consider alternate routes.

U.S. 60/Tomahawk and Mountain View roads

RESTRICTION: Eastbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to one lane overnight in areas between Tomahawk and Mountain View roads from 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 31) for lane-marker installation.

DETOUR: Please consider alternate routes.

McKellips Road/Loop 202

CLOSURE: McKellips Road closed in both directions at Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 5 a.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 30) for widening project.

DETOUR: Alternate routes include Country Club Drive and Alma School Road.

Loop 101/Cave Creek Road

RESTRICTION: Eastbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Cave Creek Road restricted with no right turns to southbound Cave Creek Road from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 29-30) for Cox Communications utility work. Southbound Cave Creek Road right lane also closed between Rose Garden Lane and Loop 101 with no right turns to westbound Loop 101 on-ramp or frontage road.

DETOUR: Consider alternate routes, including westbound Deer Valley Road to southbound Seventh Street, to access westbound Loop 101.

Loop 202 (Red Mountain)/Loop 101

CLOSURE: Westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) ramps to Loop 101 (both north- and southbound) closed and westbound Loop 202 narrowed to three lanes between Dobson Road and Loop 101 from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 29) for barrier construction.

DETOUR: Please consider alternate routes to connect with Loop 101.

Loop 202/Dobson Road

CLOSURE: Westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) on-ramp at Dobson Road closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 30) for widening project. Westbound Loop 202 off-ramp at Alma School Road closed from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 29) and westbound off- and on-ramps at Alma School Road closed from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 31) for widening project.

DETOUR: Please use other nearby ramps.

For a complete list of highway and freeway restrictions in the Phoenix area and around the state, visit ADOT's Travel Information site at az511.gov or call 5-1-1.

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