<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2MEv3T_1H2BD7kg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2MEv3T_1H2BD7kg00" width="900" height="506" ><figcaption>A look at the eastbound lanes of Loop 202 between SR 143 and Loop 101, which will be closed from 2 a.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Saturday. (Photo from AZ 511 camera)</figcaption></figure><p>Freeway closures and lane restrictions are scheduled across metro Phoenix this weekend as crews work on several improvement projects.</p><p>The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has scheduled construction along SR 51, I-10, I-17 and several Valley freeways, according to its <a href="https://azdot.gov/news/adots-weekend-freeway-travel-advisory-nov-13-16">Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory for Nov. 13 to Nov. 16</a>.</p><p>Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes. The restriction schedules are subject to change because of <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-weather-news/rain-chances-return-to-phoenix">potential rain</a> or other factors.</p><h2>Closures scheduled for SR 51 and Loop 202 in Phoenix</h2><p>In Phoenix, Southbound SR 51 is set to close between Northern and Highland avenues for pavement improvements from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The closure includes southbound on-ramps from 32nd Street to Bethany Home Road. ADOT suggests using southbound 16th Street to Highland Avenue or Indian School Road to reconnect with SR 51.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: The scheduled closures on both directions of Loop 202 (Red Mountain) – EB between SR 143 and Loop 101 and WB between Loop 101 (Pima/Price Freeway) and Van Buren Street – have been postponed. </p><p>We'll notify everyone when the work's been rescheduled.</p><p>— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) <a href="https://x.com/ArizonaDOT/status/2121052247371252012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2026</a></p><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>In the East Valley, westbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway is scheduled to close between Williams Field and Gilbert roads for a widening project from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The closure includes westbound on-ramps from Higley to Lindsay roads. Drivers can use westbound Williams Field Road to Gilbert Road or take southbound Higley Road to Germann Road as alternate routes.</p><p>Two closures originally scheduled for the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway were postponed.</p><h2>Two closures scheduled for West Valley freeways</h2><p>The following projects could affect traffic in the West Valley this weekend:</p><ul><li>Westbound I-10 (Papago Freeway) is set to close between Loop 303 and Verrado Way for a widening project from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Westbound on-ramps from Loop 303 to Jackrabbit Trail will also be closed. Drivers can use westbound Yuma Road to reconnect with I-10.</li><li>Eastbound Loop 303 is scheduled to close between 43rd Avenue and I-17 for bridge work from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. ADOT suggests taking northbound 43rd Avenue to eastbound Dove Valley Road to connect with I-17. Westbound Loop 303 will also be restricted to one lane between I-17 and 43rd Avenue.</li></ul><h2>I-17, SR 347 restrictions also scheduled</h2><p>Northbound I-17 (Black Canyon Freeway) will be restricted to two lanes between Loop 101 and Pinnacle Peak Road for pavement improvements from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.</p><p>The eastbound and westbound Loop 101 ramps to both northbound and southbound I-17 will also close. ADOT recommends using northbound 19th or 35th avenues to connect with Pinnacle Peak Road, or traveling southbound to Union Hills Drive.</p><p>Farther south, northbound SR 347 will be restricted to one lane between the city of Maricopa and Casa Blanca Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday.</p><p><i>Get the latest KTAR News 92.3 FM</i> <a href="https://ktar.com/text-alerts/">traffic alerts</a> <i>sent straight to your phone by texting “TRAFFIC” to 620620.</i></p></div></body>

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Freeway closures and lane restrictions are scheduled across metro Phoenix this weekend as crews work on several improvement projects. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has scheduled construction along SR 51, I-10, I-17 and several Valley freeways, according to its Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory for Nov. 13 to Nov. 16.

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Freeway closures and lane restrictions are scheduled across metro Phoenix this weekend as crews work on several improvement projects. The Arizona Departmen

Multiple Phoenix area freeways closed over weekend for improvement projects

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