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Scottsdale Traffic Restrictions April 17 - 26

The westbound right two lanes on Loop 101 will be closed between 64th Street and 56th Street from 6 a.m. Sunday, April 19 to 20.

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Press release from the City of Scottsdale:

April 16, 2020

Following are significant road construction projects and traffic restrictions occurring in Scottsdale April 17 - 26. For more information, contact Traffic Engineering at 480-312-7250.

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Loop 101 improvement project

The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun a project to widen and improve Loop 101 from Interstate 17 in Phoenix to Pima Road in Scottsdale. To learn more about the project and upcoming traffic restrictions, please visit the ADOT’s project webpage, where you can also subscribe to project alerts. Following are current and upcoming restrictions:

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  • The westbound right two lanes on Loop 101 will be closed between 64th Street and 56th Street from 6 a.m. Sunday, April 19, to 5 a.m. Monday, April. 20.

  • Eastbound Loop 101 will be closed from Scottsdale Road to Hayden Road from 9 p.m. Friday, May 1, to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2.

  • Westbound Loop 101 will be closed from Hayden Road to Scottsdale Road from 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 4.

  • Hayden Road will be closed at Loop 101 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, May 15, to permit work on the widened Hayden Road overpass. Southbound traffic on Hayden Road will still be able to access westbound Loop 101, but northbound traffic will not be able to access Loop 101. Detour on Princess or Mayo boulevards.

  • Loop 101 ramps at Hayden Road and Pima Road/Princess Drive will be closed while bridges and ramps are widened. View a flier with a map of detour routes. Following are specific restrictions and dates:
    • The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Hayden Road and the eastbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Pima Road/Princess Drive will be closed from 9 p.m. Sunday, April 5, through June. Detour: Exit at Hayden Road and travel south to Pima Road. Use Pima Road to access eastbound Loop 101.
    • The westbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Hayden Road and the westbound on-ramp at Pima Road/Princess Drive will be closed from 9 p.m. Sunday, April 12, through June. Detour: Exit at Pima Road and travel west to Hayden Road. Use Hayden Road to access westbound Loop 101.
  • Loop 101 on- and off-ramps at 56th and 64th streets will be closed until approximately early April. For more information, please see the ADOT construction update.
  • The westbound Loop 101 frontage road between Hayden and Scottsdale roads is closed through November. Detour: Use westbound Loop 101 or Legacy Boulevard between Hayden and Scottsdale roads.
  • Traffic in both directions on the Loop 101 between Scottsdale and Hayden roads is shifted around a work zone in the freeway median while a new bridge is built over the future Miller Road extension. The traffic shift will be in place until approximately August 2020. There will be no reduction in travel lanes during the shift.

    • Lane closures on Frank Lloyd Wright for road improvements

    As part of Scottsdale’s pavement preservation program, the city will be improving Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard from 100th Street to Loop 101. Intermittent lane restrictions will occur from Sunday, April 26, to Friday, June 12. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times, but expect heavy delays. Please consider detouring on Cactus Road, 94th Street and Loop 101. Driveway entrances along Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard may be closed briefly for 10 to 15 minutes while the road is paved in front of them, but no other interruptions to service or business access are expected.

    For more information about the project, including a more detailed project timeline, please visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov and search “FLW.” More information is also available during the project by calling the project hotline at 480-281-1506.

    Southbound Scottsdale Road restricted at Belleview Street

    Southbound Scottsdale Road will be reduced to one lane at Belleview Street 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays through Tuesday, April 28, for utility work.

    Westbound McDowell restricted at 64th Street

    Westbound McDowell Road will be reduced to one lane at 64th Street 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays April 13 – May 13 for utility work.

    Hayden Road restrictions from McDowell Road to Thomas Road

    Multiple lane restrictions will occur in both directions on Hayden Road from immediately south of McDowell Road to Thomas Road 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays April 10 - 30 for boring, utility work and road work.

    Traffic Restrictions Map

    View minor restrictions throughout the city in the Scottsdale Map Center.

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