Loop 202 Updates

See the latest press releases and updates regarding the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

To continue construction for the system interchange connecting the South Mountain Freeway to the I-10 Papago Freeway, expect the upcoming weekend closures:

9 p.m. Friday, March 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9

• Eastbound I-10 closed between 75th and 51st avenues
• Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 91st, 83rd, 79th and 75th avenues

9 p.m. Friday, March 22 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23

• Eastbound I-10 closed between 67th and 51st avenues
• Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at 91st, 83rd, 79th and 75th avenues

 

 

 

 

I-10 weekend, overnight closures ramping up for South Mountain Freeway Crews completing interchange as Loop 202 construction advances

As the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange with Interstate 10 emerges in west Phoenix, construction of the remaining ramps will require several weekend and overnight closures of I-10 during the first half of 2019, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. While there have been many weekend and overnight traffic restrictions on I-10 since major construction began on the South Mountain Freeway in 2017, the frequency of closures will pick up over the next several months as Connect 202 Partners, the developer of the 22-mile freeway, moves toward completion of the state’s largest single highway project ever. The first such closure of 2019 is scheduled for this weekend, when eastbound I-10 will be closed between 67th and 43rd avenues from 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21. During these closures, crews will complete flyover ramps for HOV lanes and the connection between westbound I-10 and southbound Loop 202.  Because portions of these structures span the width of I-10, construction can’t occur with traffic underneath. ADOT has already made significant progress on the interchange that will eventually allow motorists to seamlessly connect between I-10 in the West Valley and a South Mountain Freeway providing a gateway to the East Valley. In 2018, crews completed construction of I-10 access roads that run parallel to I-10 between 51st and 67th avenues in both directions and maintain access to 59th Avenue. Last fall, crews poured the concrete deck for a 1,565-foot flyover ramp, the longest of five ramps for the interchange, that will link the South Mountain Freeway with westbound I-10. During any I-10 closure, motorists should consider alternate routes, including the Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) west of Interstate 17 or exiting I-10 sooner and taking local streets before re-entering the freeway beyond the closure points. The South Mountain Freeway will provide a long-planned direct link between the East Valley and West Valley and a much-needed alternative to I-10 through downtown Phoenix. Approved by Maricopa County voters in 1985 and again in 2004 as part of a comprehensive regional transportation plan, the South Mountain Freeway will complete the Loop 202 and Loop 101 freeway system in the Valley. ADOT works to inform the public about planned highway restrictions, but there is a possibility that unscheduled closures or restrictions may occur. Weather can also affect a project schedule. To stay up to date with the latest highway conditions around the state, visit ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov or call 511.

Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or email Projects@azdot.gov. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 511, except when driving.

 

 

Upcoming Closures:  January 11-17

Closures

I-10 eastbound access roads at 67th and 59th avenues 9 p.m. Friday, January 11 to 10 a.m. Saturday, January 12 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly, Sunday, January 13 to Thursday, January 17

 

I-10 westbound access road at 51st Avenue 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 14

 

59th Avenue between I-10 and Roosevelt Street (Local business access maintained) 8 p.m. Friday, January 11 to 10 a.m. Saturday, January 12 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Sunday, January 13 to Thursday, January 17

 

59th Avenue between Van Buren Street and Buckeye Road (Local business access maintained) 7 p.m. Friday, January 11 through March

 

59th Avenue between Lower Buckeye and Broadway roads (Local business access maintained) 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, January 11 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Monday, January 14 to Wednesday, January 16

 

59th Avenue between I-10 and Van Buren Street (Local business access maintained) 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Wednesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 17

 

Roosevelt Street between 51st and 59th avenues (Local business access maintained) 7 p.m. Friday, January 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 14

 

Van Buren Street between 51st and 67th avenues (Local business access maintained) 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Monday, January 14 to Thursday, January 17

Lane Restrictions

I-10 westbound at 59th Avenue, narrowed to one lane

9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Sunday, January 13 to Thursday, January 17

I-10 eastbound at 59th Avenue, two lanes closed

8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly, Sunday, January 13 and Monday, January 14

Ongoing Activities

Washington Street between 57th and 59th avenues

(Local business access maintained)

Ongoing through 2019

I-10 eastbound and westbound sweeping operations between 43rd and 79th avenues

10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday, January 13 and Wednesday, January 16

Upcoming Closures

I-10 westbound access road at 51st Avenue

Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 20

I-10 eastbound on-ramps between 91st and 75th avenues

Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 21

I-10 eastbound access road between 67th and 51st avenues

Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 21

I-10 eastbound between 67th and 43rd avenues

Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 21

I-10 eastbound access road at 59th and 67th avenues

Nightly, Sunday, January 20 to Thursday, January 24

59th Avenue between Lower Buckeye and Broadway roads

(Local business access maintained)

Saturday, January 19 to Monday, January 21

59th Avenue between I-10 and Roosevelt Street

(Local business access maintained)

Nightly, Sunday, January 20 to Thursday, January 24

Buckeye Road between 51st and 67th avenues

Nightly, Monday, January 21 to Wednesday, January 23

 

Closures

Baseline Road between 59th and 63rd avenues 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights, Friday, January 11 to Friday, January 18

 

Dobbins Road between 59th and 75th avenues Ongoing to April

Lane Restrictions

Broadway Road at Loop 202 alignment, trucks crossing with flaggers

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, as needed through 2019

Ongoing Activities

51st Avenue northbound and southbound traffic shift between Estrella Drive and Dusty Lane

Ongoing 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through January

Upcoming Closures

No upcoming closures

Closures

Dusty Lane east of 51st Avenue, temporary and permanent road closures on local roadways Ongoing through 2019

Lane Restrictions

Dusty Lane east of 51st Avenue and adjacent streets flagging operations

Ongoing through 2019

Ongoing Activities

No ongoing activities

Upcoming Closures

No upcoming closures

Closures

Pecos Road temporary closures for controlled rock blasting between 24th Street and 17th Avenue Ongoing 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through February

 

40th Street between Frye Road and Cottonwood Lane 10 p.m. Friday, January 11 to 6 p.m. Sunday, January 13

 

32nd Street between Liberty Lane and Pecos Road 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Monday, January 14 to Friday, January 18

Lane Restrictions

Pecos Road at 32nd Street, westbound lane closure

6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 12

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, January 14 and Tuesday, January 15

Pecos Road west of Desert Foothills Parkway, eastbound and westbound lane closures

Ongoing through February

Desert Foothills Parkway traffic shift between Frye and Pecos roads

Ongoing through early 2019

Liberty Lane traffic shift between 18th Way and 12th Street

Ongoing through early 2019

40th Street northbound between Briarwood Terrace and Cottonwood Lane

6 p.m. Sunday, January 13 through December

40th Street southbound between Briarwood Terrace and Cottonwood Lane

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through December

Ongoing Activities

Liberty Lane closed westbound between YMCA and Desert Foothills Parkway

Ongoing through early 2019

Desert Foothills Parkway, no left turns at Frye Road

Ongoing through early 2019

40th Street traffic shift between Briarwood Terrace and Cottonwood Lane

Ongoing through February

24th Street traffic shift between Liberty Lane and Pecos Road

Ongoing through February

Cottonwood Lane traffic shift at 40th Street

Ongoing through March

17th Avenue traffic shift between Lacewood Place and Pecos Road

Ongoing through Spring 2019

Pecos Road between 40th Street and 17th Avenue flagging operations for truck traffic

Ongoing through 2019

Pecos Road eastbound and westbound truck traffic between 40th Street and 17th Avenue to deliver materials

Ongoing through 2019

Upcoming Closures

40th Street between Frye Road and Cottonwood Lane

Friday, January 18 to Sunday, January 20

Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 511, except while driving

South Mountain Freeway construction heads into home stretch in 2019

Crews completing bridges, ramps and paving for Arizona’s largest highway project

Nearly two years after major construction began on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, construction on the state’s largest single highway project heads into the home stretch in 2019. 

Progress is evident throughout the 22-mile corridor as crews put down asphalt pavement, complete bridges, build artistic sound walls and install message boards above the future travel lanes.

With design and construction of the South Mountain Freeway nearly two-thirds complete, crews have installed 20 miles of drainage pipe, laid 107,000 tons of asphalt pavement, moved 9.9 million cubic yards of dirt and used 10,800 tons of steel rebar for bridges, walls and other structures.

In 2019, construction will ramp up as the Arizona Department of Transportation and Connect 202 Partners, the developer responsible for the design and construction of the South Mountain Freeway, work to complete the freeway, which is slated to open as early as late 2019. Some of the 2019 construction highlights include: Paving the entire eight-lane freeway Completing 40 bridges throughout the corridor, including  two half-mile-long spans over the Salt River Constructing two flyover HOV ramps in the I-10 median for the I-10/Loop 202 interchange Shifting Pecos Road traffic onto portions of the freeway mainline through Ahwatukee Moving 59th Avenue traffic onto newly constructed Loop 202 frontage roads between the I-10 Papago Freeway and Lower Buckeye Road Completing construction of Arizona’s first two diverging diamond interchanges at Desert Foothills Parkway and 17th Avenue Building five multi-use underpasses in the Center segment (51st Avenue to 32nd Lane) providing people and wildlife access to and from South Mountain Park With so much Loop 202 construction to come in 2019, motorists should be prepared for periodic roadway closures and extended traffic shifts around the work zones. Slow down, obey the speed limit and consider alternate transportation options, including carpooling and public transit. The South Mountain Freeway will provide a long-planned direct link between the East Valley and West Valley and a much-needed alternative to I-10 through downtown Phoenix. Approved by Maricopa County voters in 1985 and again in 2004 as part of a comprehensive Regional Transportation Plan, the South Mountain Freeway will complete the Loop 202 and Loop 101 freeway system in the Valley.

 

I-10 ramps to close permanently as South Mountain Freeway work progresses Several ramps being reconstructed for Loop 202 interchange

Two ramps along Interstate 10 in the West Valley will soon be removed permanently to make room for the new freeway-to-freeway interchange that will connect to the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway. The eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 51st Avenue will close permanently at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. Next week, the eastbound I-10 on-ramp at 59th Avenue will close permanently at 8 p.m. Monday, June 18. With the removal of these ramps, a new I-10 access road between 59th and 51st avenues will provide access to 59th Avenue when it’s completed in July. This is one of several I-10 ramps that have been removed permanently or reconstructed to tie into a wider I-10 that will include connecting ramps to and from the South Mountain Freeway when it opens late 2019. The westbound I-10 on-ramp at 43rd Avenue remains closed through July due to reconstruction. Long-term and permanent closures of existing on-and-off ramps are necessary between 51st and 67th avenues until all of the new access roads are completed by fall 2018. Motorists will be able to access 59th Avenue from these new roadways. Work schedules and restrictions are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. To stay up to date with the latest highway conditions around the state, visit ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov or call 511.

 

 

 

 

 

Closures – I 10 Papago Segment

I-10 westbound between 51st and 67th avenues 10 p.m. Friday, June 8 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 10

 

I-10 westbound on-ramps at 35th and 43rd avenues 10 p.m. Friday, June 8 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 10

 

I-10 eastbound access road between 67th and 59th avenues 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14

 

I-10 eastbound off-ramp at 51st Avenue 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 to August

 

I-10 westbound on-ramp at 43rd Avenue Ongoing to July

 

59th Avenue southbound at McDowell Road 10 p.m. Friday, June 8 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 10

 

43rd Avenue southbound at McDowell Road 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Tuesday, June 12 to Thursday, June 14

Lane Restrictions

I-10 westbound at 43rd Avenue

9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, June 11 to Thursday, June 14

I-10 eastbound between 59th and 51st avenues

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 to 4 a.m. Thursday, June 14

43rd Avenue southbound at I-10

Ongoing to July

59th Avenue northbound and southbound at I-10

Ongoing to July

59th Avenue northbound and southbound between Roosevelt Street and Lower Buckeye Road

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Friday, June 8 to Thursday, June 14

Lower Buckeye Road eastbound and westbound flagging operations west of 59th Avenue for truck traffic

9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, June 11 to Thursday, June 14

Ongoing Activities

I-10 eastbound and westbound sweeping operations between 43rd and 79th avenues

10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 13

Sherman Street closed between 59th and 61st avenues

Ongoing to December

Upcoming Closures

I-10 eastbound between 75th and 51st avenues

Friday, June 22 to Monday, June 25

59th Avenue southbound at frontage road

Nightly, Monday, June 18 to Wednesday, June 20

I-10 eastbound access road between 67th and 51st avenues

Nightly Friday, June 15 to July

51st Avenue northbound and southbound between McDowell Road and Van Buren Street

Friday, June 15 to Monday, June 18

I-10 eastbound on-ramp at 59th Avenue

8 p.m. Monday, June 18

43rd Avenue southbound at McDowell Road

Nightly, Monday, June 18 to Thursday, June 21

59th Avenue northbound and southbound between I-10 and Roosevelt Street

Friday, June 22 to Monday, June 25

I-10 eastbound and westbound ramp closures between 35th and 75th avenues

Watch the Weekly Traffic Alert for details

Salt River Segment Closures

Broadway Road eastbound and westbound flagging operations west of 59th Avenue for truck traffic 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, June 11 to Thursday, June 14

 

Southern Avenue eastbound and westbound between 64th Drive and 59th Avenue 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Tuesday, June 12 to Friday, June 15

 

Estrella Drive west of 51st Avenue to construct interchange Ongoing to Fall 2018

Lane Restrictions

No lane restrictions

Ongoing Activities

Broadway Road eastbound and westbound between 63rd and 59th avenues

Ongoing to Fall 2018

Upcoming Closures

No upcoming closures

 Center Segment Closures

No Closures

Lane Restrictions

No Restrictions

Ongoing Activities

Shaughnessey Road temporary closures for controlled rock blasting near 32nd Lane

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays until early 2019

Upcoming Closures

No Closures

Pecos Segment Closures

24th Street northbound and southbound between Pecos Road and Liberty Lane 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. weeknights Monday, June 11 to Thursday, June 28

 

17th Street northbound and southbound at Liberty Lane 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 19

Lane Restrictions

Pecos Road westbound at 24th Street

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Monday, June 11 to Friday, June 15

40th Street northbound and southbound between Pecos Road and north of Cottonwood Lane

Ongoing through late June

32nd Street northbound and southbound between Pecos Road and Liberty Lane

Ongoing through late June

24th Street northbound and southbound between Pecos Road and Liberty Lane

Weekdays until Fall 2018

17th Avenue northbound and southbound restrictions at Pecos Road

Weekdays until Fall 2018

Ongoing Activities

Liberty Lane westbound between Desert Foothills Parkway and west of 24th Street

Ongoing to Fall 2018

Pecos Road temporary closures for controlled rock blasting near Desert Foothills Parkway

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays until Fall 2018

Arterial road northbound and southbound flagging operations north of Pecos Road for truck traffic

Ongoing to 2019

Pecos Road eastbound and westbound truck traffic between 40th Street and 17th Avenue to deliver materials

Ongoing to 2019

Upcoming Closures

40th Street northbound and southbound between Pecos Road and south of Cottonwood Lane

Friday, June 15 to Monday, June 18