PHOENIX – Southbound Interstate 17 in north Phoenix is scheduled to be closed Jan. 17-20 as the Arizona Department of Transportation starts a final series of weekend work for pavement improvements south of State Route 74/Carefree Highway.
A primary detour route will be in place west of I-17, state transportation officials said, emphasizing drivers should avoid using local streets east of I-17 that are not designed to handle freeway traffic.
Specifically, southbound I-17 will be closed between SR 74/Carefree Highway and Loop 303 from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Daisy Mountain Drive and Pioneer Road also will be closed.
Southbound I-17 traffic will detour on westbound SR 74 to southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway and use eastbound Loop 303 to return to I-17, according to ADOT.
Approximately three other I-17 weekend closures are anticipated, including two northbound, as crews work to finish the project that began late last spring.