Please check this page before your visit for the latest road closures and detours in and around Papago Park. We will do our best to inform you of delays you might experience in the event of construction projects or large-scale public events. Please follow the direction of safety officers or detour signs and alway maintain a safe speed.
Galvin Parkway Construction
A New Intersection for the Garden
The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department, in conjunction with the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Phoenix Water Services Department, is constructing a new roundabout in Galvin Parkway at the entrance of the Desert Botanical Garden, and installing a new water transmission main in Van Buren Street between 53rd Street and Galvin Parkway and in Galvin Parkway between Van Buren Street and the entrance of the Phoenix Zoo. Construction is scheduled to commence on July 20, 2009 and be completed by October 1, 2009.
Construction has begun and Galvin Parkway is closed to through traffic.
During construction, drivers may access the Garden by entering Galvin Parkway from the north at McDowell Road. The actual driving route to the Garden’s parking lot may change periodically, so all visitors are encouraged to consult the Garden’s web site for updates during this time.
If you have a comment, question or complaint about any aspect of the construction activity, please contact InRoads Info, Inc., your public information contact by dialing the 24-Hour Hotline at 480-281-1506 or Lori Pearce, Public Information Officer for the City of Phoenix at 602-370-1352. For up-to-date information on all City of Phoenix street closures, visit: http://phoenix.gov/STRCLOSE/strclose.html#SPECIAL
Click here for more information and map of planned closures.
Loop 202 Widening Project
Arizona Department of Transportation is widening the Loop 202 Freeway in the area around Papago Park. Drivers are asked to allow extra travel time. For complete Phoenix are freeway closures and restrictions visit http://www.valleyfreeways.com/
The 52nd Street/Van Buren Avenue exit on the eastbound 202 (Red Mountain) Freeway is closed until October 1, 2009 for freeway widening. To access the Garden from the 202 eastbound, use the 143 (Hohokam) Expressway exit and head toward McDowell Road. At McDowell Road, turn right (east) and continue to Galvin Parkway and turn right. Follow directional signs into the Garden.
