Paving on eastbound Interstate 10 east of Tucson will continue through Thursday (Feb. 25), and then take a break for one month.
Paving work will resume in April when temperatures are warm enough to put down the final driving surface.
Crews are paving the eastbound lanes of I-10 just east of the junction with State Route 83 (Exit 281) this week from 10 p.m. each night until 4 p.m. the following day.
On Friday (Feb. 26) crews will make repairs to a section of pavement on westbound I-10 approximately one mile east of the Davidson Canyon Bridge replacement project. That work will require westbound I-10 to be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
While paving work will be on hold until April 1, crews will continue working on the shoulders of I-10 and motorists can expect some lane closures and brief delays.
Beginning Monday (Feb. 29) and continuing through Friday (March 4) crews will be making bridge deck surface repairs at Empirita Road (Exit 292), requiring both eastbound and westbound I-10 to be reduced to one lane around the clock that entire week.
The work is part of a $15.1 million project to improve 17 miles of I-10 in both directions between Tucson and Benson and replace the westbound I-10 bridge at Davidson Canyon, located 20 miles east of Tucson.