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Podcast: SignalsAZ.com - Arizona News Podcast
Episode: Major Freeway Closures Planned for SR 51 in Phoenix
Description: Send us a text and chime in!A project to improve the pavement surface along State Route 51 between the Interstate 10 “Mini-Stack” interchange and Shea Boulevard in Phoenix is scheduled to start the weekend of March 13-16, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. This work will start with a series of weekend closures along SR 51 so crews can remove the top layer of older, worn asphalt pavement along the nearly 10-mile stretch. They also will use the concrete pavement treatment known as diamond grinding to provide a smoother ride. The process adds small grooves to the pavement to h...