Wild Horse Pass Area Restricted Next 2 Days For Bridge Work

The Gila River Bridge, shown here in green, will be restricted Dec. 3 and 4, 2024, ADOT said.

If you plan to take the interstate between Casa Grande and Phoenix tomorrow, you’ll want to budget a little more time — and patience.

Lane restrictions on westbound Interstate 10 are slated between mileposts 172 and 174 from 9 p.m. tomorrow to 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Crews will repair a barrier on the Gila River Bridge during this time.

Drivers are advised to drive with caution, expect delays and allow extra travel time, ADOT said.

A map shows the location of the two-mile lane restriction planned on Interstate 10 Tuesday night. [ADOT]

This is part of ongoing construction on the Wild Horse Pass Corridor.

The I-10 Bridges Over the Gila River Project will replace the existing two-lane bridges with new three-lane bridges with wide shoulders and reconstruct the existing two-lane roadway approaches as three-lane roadways in each direction with wide shoulders in the median of I-10. The Gila River Bridge is about 1,400 feet long.

A construction award was made on Jan. 12 after a winning bid of $50.9 million was received for construction costs. Construction on the bridge began May 13 and is expected to last through 2026.

In June, a sinkhole that formed on the Gila River Bridge restricted the same lanes for two days, which snarled traffic headed toward Maricopa badly.