Transportation officials are warning Phoenix-area drivers to plan ahead for freeway road repairs and traffic restrictions over Mother’s Day weekend.
Closure or lane restrictions are scheduled on State Route 51 and Interstate 17 in Phoenix and the Loop 101 Pima Freeway in Scottsdale, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory for May 8-11.
Road repair work continues on SR 51 in Phoenix
Northbound SR 51 will be closed in Phoenix between Northern Avenue and Cactus Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for surface asphalt removal. On ramps at Colter Street, Bethany Home Road and Glendale Avenue will be closed during the construction.
Northbound Interstate 17 is the recommended alternative freeway route or northbound Seventh Street to northbound Cave Creek Road, then eastbound Cactus or Greenway roads to reenter the freeway if surface streets are preferred.
Southbound I-17 closure planned in north Phoenix
Southbound I-17 will be closed between Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday for overhead sign replacement…