SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Major Freeway Closures Planned for SR 51 in Phoenix

Episode Date: March 9, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!A project to improve the pavement surface along State Route 51 between the Interstate 10 “Mini-Stack” interchange and Shea Boulevard in Phoenix is scheduled to start the weekend of March 13-16, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. This work will start with a series of weekend closures along SR 51 so crews can remove the top layer of older, worn asphalt pavement along the nearly 10-mile stretch. They also will use the concrete pavement treatment known as diamond grinding to provide a smoother ride. The process adds small grooves to the pavement to help limit tire noise. Southbound SR... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/major-freeway-closures-planned-for-sr-51-in-phoenix/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. A project to improve the pavement surface along state Route 51 between the Interstate 10 ministack interchange and Shea Boulevard and Phoenix is scheduled to start the weekend of March 13th to 16th, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. This work will start with a series of weekend closures along SR 51 so crews can remove the top layer of older, worn asphalt pavement along the nearly 10-mile stretch. They also will use the concrete pavement treatment known as diamond grinding to provide a smoother ride. The process adds small grooves to the pavement to help limit tire noise. Southbound SR 51 is scheduled to be closed between Cactus Road and Northern Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday March 13th to 5 a.m. Monday, March 16, for asphalt pavement removal. Drivers should plan to use alternate routes including southbound Interstate 17.

Traffic exiting southbound SR 51 at Cactus Road will be deterred west to south Bound 7th Street and eastbound Northern Avenue. The $17.8 million SR-521 pavement improvement project is scheduled for completion this fall. In addition to weekend closures, the work will require weeknight lane and ramp restrictions or closures. Diamond grinding of concrete pavement has been completed along several stretches of Phoenix area freeways, including I-10, I-17, U.S. 60, Loop 1001 and Loop 202. The SR-51 Pavement Improvement Project is scheduled under the Maricopa Association of Government's Regional Transportation Plan and is funded through voter-approved Proposition 479. Funding sources include a half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements in the Phoenix region. Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT's Arizona Traveler Information site at OS511.gov and via the AZ-511 app, download free for Apple and Android devices.

A dot also provides highway condition updates via its X-Feed at Arizona. Read more stories from the Phoenix area on Signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD 2-No.