Road construction will close portions of the Ajo Way/Interstate 19 interchange this week.
The exit ramp from southbound I-19 to Ajo Way is to be closed for concrete paving starting Monday, Feb. 26, at 3 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Drivers should use the 22nd Street/29th Street interchange or the Irvington Road interchange.
Other restrictions are scheduled to begin Friday, March 2, at 3 a.m.
- Ajo Way will close to all traffic above I-19 as crews install new traffic signals and roadway striping.
- All eastbound traffic on Ajo Way must exit to southbound I-19.
- All westbound traffic on Ajo Way must exit to northbound I-19.
- The northbound I-19 off-ramp to Ajo Way will close.
- The southbound I-19 off-ramp to Ajo Way will remain closed.
All work is to be completed by Monday, March 5, at 5 a.m.
The second phase of the project is scheduled to start this summer.
That phase involves widening portions of I-19 near Ajo Way; replacing the Santa Cruz River bridge on Ajo Way and reconstructing and widening Ajo Way from Holiday Isle to I-19.
For more information on the project, call the ADOT Project Information Line at (855) 712-8530.
