Sedona AZ (November 5, 2017) – Phoenix drivers should plan for overnight restrictions along AZ Interstate 17 during the week of November 6, 2017, as work continues to install the pilot wrong-way vehicle detection and warning system. All of the following ramp restrictions are scheduled nightly from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following day:

Monday, Nov. 6

North- and southbound I-17 off-ramps at Bell Road closed.
Southbound I-17 off-ramp at Thunderbird Road closed.

Tuesday, Nov. 7

Northbound I-17 off-ramp at Yorkshire Drive closed.
Southbound I-17 off-ramp at Northern Avenue closed.

Wednesday, Nov. 8

North- and southbound I-17 off-ramps at Dunlap Avenue closed.
North- and southbound I-17 off-ramps at Glendale Avenue closed.
Southbound I-17 frontage road from Peoria to Dunlap avenues closed.

In addition to the ramp closures, I-17 will also be narrowed to one lane in the following locations for overhead sign work:

·       Northbound I-17 narrowed to one lane overnight between Jefferson Street and Indian School Road from 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, to 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6.
·       Northbound I-17 narrowed to one lane overnight in areas between Indian School Road and Loop 101 in north Phoenix from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights (Nov. 5-9).

Drivers should plan for possible delays and use alternate routes.

For more information about this project, visit www.azdot.gov/projects/central-district-projects/i-17-wrong-way-detection-system.

Project schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, email Projects@azdot.gov. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov and follow SedonaEye.com.

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