Sections of Highway 101 are slated to be shut down early Tuesday and Wednesday mornings as part of the project to build a pedestrian overpass in Belmont, police said.

Drivers won’t be able to head north on the freeway between Ralston Avenue and Hillsdale Boulevard from 12:30 to 4 a.m. on Tuesday.

The following day, southbound 101 will be closed between those same two freeway exits from 1 to 4:30 a.m.

Police said motorists can detour around the closure Tuesday by heading west on Ralston to El Camino Real and then going north to Hillsdale and driving east in order to get back on the freeway.

On Wednesday, police recommend taking the same route in the opposite direction.

Official have said they plan to finish the $7.6 million project, which will connect the Belmont Sports Complex with the rest of the city, this summer. For more information about the closure, contact the Belmont Police Department at 650-595-7400.

Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335.