Interstate 10 west of Phoenix shuts in one direction at a time for two straight weekends starting tonight, as the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) begins the widening of the freeway through Buckeye and Goodyear. Eastbound I-10 closes first — from 9 p.m. on Friday, November 6 until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 9 — between Verrado Way and Citrus Road, and every eastbound on-ramp into that stretch closes with it.
Source: InBuckeye, citing ADOT, Nov. 6, 2026
ADOT says the closures let crews prepare the freeway for widening between Verrado Way and Citrus Road. Workers will remove worn pavement, restripe the lanes and shift traffic toward the median, and crews will also install barriers to establish the work zone for the construction that follows.
Exactly what closes this weekend, November 6–9
The full eastbound carriageway of I-10 is closed from Verrado Way to Citrus Road in Buckeye, in the West Valley west of Phoenix. The eastbound on-ramps at Miller Road, Watson Road, Verrado Way, Jackrabbit Trail and Perryville Road also close, so a driver cannot slip onto the closed stretch part-way along it.
ADOT's suggested detour for eastbound drivers is to use eastbound Yuma Road or McDowell Road and rejoin I-10 at Citrus Road. Drivers should follow the posted detour signs and check AZ511.gov before leaving, because construction schedules can change. One freight-industry report on the closures noted that ADOT's own project page lists a 10 p.m. Friday start in one section and 9 p.m. in its closure notice — so the check-before-you-roll advice matters this weekend in particular.
Source: Connect Express, citing ADOT project page, Nov. 5, 2026
Next weekend: westbound closes, November 13–16
The second closure flips direction. Westbound I-10 will close from Loop 303 to Verrado Way from 9 p.m. on Friday, November 13 until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 16. Both Loop 303 ramps to westbound I-10 close, along with the westbound on-ramps at Bullard Avenue, Estrella Parkway, Citrus Road, Perryville Road and Jackrabbit Trail. ADOT suggests westbound Van Buren Street, Yuma Road or McDowell Road to reach I-10 again at Verrado Way.
What ADOT is building — and why this stretch matters
The closures open a widening project for I-10 from Verrado Way to Citrus Road. ADOT, working with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the cities of Goodyear and Buckeye, plans to widen the freeway to the outside, add a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction, widen bridges where needed, resurface the road with diamond grinding, and add noise abatement where it is warranted. The stretch from State Route 85 to Verrado Way is in final design and waiting on state funding, according to the project reporting.
Interstate 10 is one of the main east–west freight corridors in the southern United States, carrying trucks between Southern California, Phoenix and the rest of the country. A full weekend closure on the Phoenix end of that corridor is therefore not only a local Buckeye story: weekend loads moving through the West Valley have to be re-timed or sent around the closed stretch on surface roads.
Move weekend pickups and deliveries in Buckeye and Goodyear off the closed stretch or add time for the Yuma/McDowell detour, and warn receivers early if a Monday-morning appointment depends on a load moving over the weekend. Watch the November 13–16 westbound closure in particular for Phoenix-to-Southern California freight.
Grand Avenue closes the same weekend
The I-10 work is not the only West Valley closure this weekend. ADOT's U.S. 60 (Grand Avenue) pavement project will also close Grand Avenue between 24th Drive and 27th Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday, November 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 9, one direction at a time. ADOT suggests Encanto Boulevard or Thomas Road for east–west trips and 27th or 23rd avenues for north–south trips, and eastbound Grand Avenue is also down to one lane between 75th and Northern avenues from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Saturday morning, November 7.
Impact on Buckeye and Goodyear — and what happens next
Buckeye's November 5 business newsletter urged drivers to allow extra travel time, and encouraged businesses to share access routes and remind customers that they remain open during construction. Additional weekend and overnight restrictions are planned beginning in mid-November to set the work-zone barriers. In early 2027, work begins on the outside portion of the Citrus Road bridge, and ADOT expects paving on the new outside lanes to start in spring 2027. Outside the closures themselves, the current number of I-10 lanes stays open while the work proceeds.
For Punjabi truck drivers who run the I-10 corridor between California and Arizona — and for diaspora families in the fast-growing West Valley suburbs of Buckeye and Goodyear — the practical takeaway is timing: eastbound loads after 9 p.m. tonight cannot use I-10 between Verrado Way and Citrus Road at all, and the same warning applies in reverse next weekend. Checking AZ511.gov before dispatch, rather than at the ramp, is the difference between a short surface-road detour and a weekend load stuck behind barriers.