Plan ahead to avoid 67-mile detour

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Posted 9:56 AM 3/8/2013 : Plan ahead to avoid 67-mile detour

TUCSON - Southern Arizona drivers are urged to plan ahead to prepare for a 67-mile detour.

Beginning at 9p.m. Friday, Interstate 10 east of downtown Tucson will be closed in both directions until 6 a.m. Saturday.

That's between State Route 83 east of Tucson (Exit 281) and SR 90 west of Benson (Exit 302).

There will be signs to help guide drivers through the long detour.

Drivers can expect up to two hours of additional travel time.

Crews are shutting down the interstate so they can remove the old Pantano Union Pacific Railroad Bridge.

The bridge is no longer needed because the railroad company has moved its tracks and the bridge is no longer in use.

It was also too low for commercial trucks, requiring many of them to take detours.

Demolishing it will make travel more efficient for commercial trucks.

In order to prepare for the bridge removal, there will be lane closures beginning at 7a.m. on eastbound and westbound I-10 in the area of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge.

The speed limit will be reduced and one lane will remain open in each direction.

For more information on the project, click here or call 1-855-712-8530.

Drivers can also get road conditions from the Arizona Department of Transportation by calling 511.

Detour for eastbound I-10
· Eastbound I-10 traffic will detour to SR 83 (Exit 281), travel south to SR 82 in Sonoita, turn left (east) on SR 82 to the SR 90 intersection, turn left (west) onto SR 90 and follow signs to reconnect with I-10 near Benson (Exit 302).

Detour for westbound I-10
· Westbound I-10 traffic will detour from the interstate at SR 90 (Exit 302), travel east to the SR 82 intersection, turn right (west) on SR 82 and travel to SR 83 in Sonoita, turn right (north) on SR 83 to reconnect with I-10 at Exit 281.

For those traveling that night, please note the following 24-hour fuel station locations:
· I-10 and SR 90 junction
· SR 90 and SR 82 junction
· Colossal Cave Road/Wentworth Road (Exit 279) (Note: This is the last gas station on eastbound I-10 before the detour onto SR 83.)
· SR 82 and SR 83 junction (Note: A store with fuel pumps is located in this area; the store will be closed, but the fuel pumps are available 24 hours for credit card purchases.)