The eastbound lanes of Loop 202 are set to shut in Chandler and Gilbert for a weekend on Friday for continued freeway widening and enchancment, based on the Arizona Division of Transportation.
ADOT mentioned that from Friday, Aug. 9 at 10 p.m., till Monday, Aug. 12 at 5 a.m., a three-mile stretch of the eastbound Loop 202 could be closed between Loop 101 and Arizona Avenue.
The closure would make manner for the beginning of a $200 million mission that provides two lanes in every course of the freeway between Loop 101 and Gilbert Highway, and one further lane between Gilbert Highway and Val Vista Drive — enhancements on a complete eight-mile span of the Loop 202, based on ADOT.
The mission would additionally widen bridges and rebuild on and off-ramps throughout the subsequent two and a half years, ADOT added.
The primary weekend of labor noticed crews take away the highest layer of ashplant earlier than making ready to a means of smoothing the pavement, based on ADOT.
ADOT mentioned funding for the mission got here from Maricopa County voter-approved Proposition 400.
This text initially appeared on Arizona Republic: Stretch of Loop 202 to close this weekend. What you should know
