Transportation officials are warning Phoenix-area drivers to plan ahead for freeway road work and traffic restrictions this weekend.
Closures or lane restrictions are scheduled on Interstate 10, State Route 51, Loop 101, Loop 202 and Loop 303 from Friday night through Monday morning, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory for May 15-18.
Road work planned on SR 51 in Phoenix
Southbound SR 51 will be closed between Northern Avenue and Highland Avenue, south of Camelback Road, from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvements.
Drivers can consider southbound Interstate 17 as an alternate freeway route…