Dynamic MiNi Collective

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:11 pm**

Motorists urged to avoid Loop 101 - again

Jane Larson
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 13, 2008 09:10 AM
A 3-mile stretch of southbound Loop 101 between Via de Ventura and Chaparral Road will narrow to one lane from 4 a.m. Saturday until 6 p.m. Sunday.

If this sounds familiar, the northbound lanes in the same stretch were restricted last weekend.

The Arizona Department of Transportation recommends that motorists use alternate routes during work on Scottsdale's first carpool lanes.

Crews will use the restriction to put concrete barriers in the center of the freeway and create a work zone for the high-occupancy-vehicle lanes.

The $47.4 million project is adding 15 miles of carpool lanes to Loop 101 between Loop 202 and the Pima Road/Princess Drive exit.

The project should be done by 2009.

Crews plan to pour concrete for the lanes between the 202 and Chaparral Road by April 1, ADOT spokeswoman Laura Douglas said.

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:53 pm**

Sounds like a good reason to have the Car Show on the Wessssssst Side this month like we planned

Posted: **Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:45 pm**

Also looks like I-17 will be closed both ways at Lake Pleasant rd.

Full-screenI-17 NS closed
closed on Interstate 17 north and south-bound, from milepost 223, 1 mile South of to milepost 225, 1 mile North of SR 74, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM Monday,
I-17 closed North and South bound at Carefree Hwy. use on and off ramps as detour. Bridge demolition.

Posted: **Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:52 pm**

Yep, definitely the weekend to not go to Flagstaff!