Eastbound Interstate 10 to close between State Route 51 and US 60, Aug. 19-22.

Drivers: Allow extra time if you’re traveling on eastbound I-10 in Phoenix this weekend, as work continues in conjunction with the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Eastbound I-10 will be closed between State Route 51 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, to 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, for bridge work and sign installation.

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Eastbound Interstate 10 to close

At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:

-Eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Third, Seventh and Jefferson streets, Buckeye Road and 24th, 32nd and 40th streets.

-The loop ramp from southbound SR 143 to eastbound I-10.

-The southbound I-17 on-ramps at Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street.

-The ramp from southbound I-17 to eastbound I-10.

-The westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) ramp to eastbound I-10.

-The southbound SR 51 on-ramp at McDowell Road. -The ramps from southbound SR 51 to eastbound I-10.

-The high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp from eastbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway).

Detours: Use eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to westbound US 60 or westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) to access eastbound I-10 beyond the closure.

Drivers traveling on southbound I-17 can use westbound I-10 to eastbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway). West Valley drivers heading to the Southeast Valley can bypass the closure by using the Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway). From I-10 and 59th Avenue, travel south and east to connect with I-10 south of Chandler Boulevard.

** Please note: Construction schedules may vary because of poor weather and other unforeseen situations.

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