Get ready for a reroute, Phoenix drivers. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) just announced that the westbound Loop 101 off-ramp at 67th Avenue is set to shut down for about 60 days due to construction efforts beginning tomorrow night. This is part of the larger ongoing freeway widening project that has been affecting traffic since September of 2024. The endeavor aims to expand the Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway west of Interstate 17.
If you usually take this exit, you'll need to adapt quickly and consider to alternatively exit at 59th Avenue. From there, the westbound frontage road can be used as a detour route to reach 67th Avenue. Hang tight, because the off-ramp isn't expected to be back in business until early October. However, in a subsequent traffic challenge, Arizona Department of Transportation also has plans to close the westbound Loop 101 on-ramp at 59th Avenue for another two-month stretch starting from next Monday evening.
These closures play a part in the substantial $140 million undertaking to not only add lanes to each direction of the freeway but also to enhance several bridges, improve freeway lighting, and resurface the pavement.
Initially reported by AZDOT, the entire project, blessed with a timeline stretching towards a hopeful completion in spring 2027, is being managed in alliance with the cities of Phoenix, Glendale, and Peoria, as well as the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). To fund these extensive works, MAG is utilizing assists from Proposition 400, which is supported by a countywide half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements that voters approved back in 2004. For those seeking more intimate details, or to merely plot your forthcoming detours, further information can be accessed through Arizona Department of Transportation.
