Heads up, Valley drivers! There are several project areas where road construction crews will be working this weekend.
Here’s what to know before you hit the freeways around the Valley, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation:
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- Southbound State Route 51 closed between Indian School Road and Interstate 10 (Mini-Stack Interchange) from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (April 13) for surface asphalt removal as part of a pavement improvement project. Southbound SR 51 on-ramps at Glendale Avenue, Bethany Home Road and Highland Avenue also closed. Westbound I-10 HOV ramp to northbound SR 51 closed.
- Detours: Consider using southbound I-17 as an alternate freeway route to downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport. Expect heavy traffic and delays approaching the closure. Southbound SR 51 drivers exiting at Indian School Road can detour south on Seventh or 24th streets.
- North- and southbound I-17 ramps to westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) closed…