Drivers on Interstate 17 should plan for nightly lane restrictions and closures July 29-Aug 3

There will be no lane restrictions between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, due to the primary election. 

Drivers should allow extra travel time, drive with caution, and reduce their speed around construction personnel and equipment while the following restrictions are in place:

Overnight Full Closures of Southbound I-17:

• Overnight full closures of southbound I-17 will occur from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the nights of Wednesday, July 31, and Thursday, August 1, with work finishing up the morning of Friday, August 2. Beginning at 7 p.m. each night, southbound traffic on I-17 will be reduced to one lane (left lane closed) just south of Sunset Point (milepost 251), then diverted off the mainline at the Bumble Bee Road exit. The detour route will follow Bumble Bee Road around the bridge work, then traffic will reconnect with southbound I-17 approximately three-quarters of a mile from the Bumble Bee Road exit. The speed limit along the detour route is 25 mph for the safety of the traveling public and highway crews.

Coldwater Road Closures:

• Coldwater Road under I-17 will be closed to traffic nightly from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning the evening of Monday, July 29, and ending the morning of Saturday, August 3, while falsework and equipment are installed below the bridge.

Northbound Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (left lane closed) near New River Road (mileposts 231-232) from 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, to 6 a.m. Friday, August 2, for bridge work. Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (alternating right- and left-lane closures) from Coldwater Road to north of Bumble Bee Road (mileposts 244-249) nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning the evening of Monday, July 29, and ending the morning of Thursday, August 1, for earthwork, a traffic shift, and pole installation for flex lanes technology. Northbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (alternating right- and left-lane closures) from Coldwater Road to north of Bumble Bee Road (mileposts 244-249) from 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, to 6 a.m. Friday, August 2, for earthwork, a traffic shift, and pole installation for flex lanes technology. The Northbound I-17 off-ramp to Coldwater Road (milepost 244) will be closed nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning the evening of Wednesday, July 31, and ending the morning of Friday, August 2, for bridge work.

Southbound Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (left lane closed) between Sunset Point (milepost 252) and Bumble Bee Road (milepost 248) nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning the evening of Monday, July 29, and ending the morning of Saturday, August 3, for earthwork and pole installation for flex lanes technology. Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (right lane closed) near Coldwater Road (mileposts 244-243) from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning the evening of Monday, July 29, and ending the morning of Saturday, August 3, for earthwork. Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane (left lane closed) near New River Road (mileposts 233-232) from 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, to 7 a.m. Friday, August 2, for bridge work.

Note: I-17 will have lane restrictions and closures between Happy Valley Road and SR 74 for a pavement project that is expected to last approximately 12 months. Visit the I-17 Happy Valley Road to SR 74 Pavement Project page for more information, including traffic restrictions, closures and detour routes. This work is not related to the I-17 Improvement Project.

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