Maintenance work on highways in Rim Country, Prescott and western Arizona week of June 7
Phoenix AZ (June 6, 2021) – Drivers heading to Arizona’s high country during the week of June 7 should be aware of restrictions on several state highways as the Arizona Department of Transportation performs maintenance work.
SR 87 will be narrowed to one lane only with alternating north- and southbound travel between mileposts 258 and 262 north of Payson from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 7, through Friday, June 11, while Arizona Public Service installs utility poles. Law enforcement officers, a pilot car and flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone.
SR 260 will be narrowed to one lane only with alternating east- and westbound travel between mileposts 243 and 244 between Camp Verde and Pine from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, through Thursday, June 10, while crews perform road maintenance. Flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone.
ADOT will be completing guardrail work on SR 89 in the Prescott area next week. On Monday, June 7, SR 89 north of Paulden will be narrowed to one lane only with alternating north- and southbound travel between mileposts 340 and 342 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, June 8, SR 89 south of Prescott will be narrowed to one lane only with alternating north- and southbound travel between mileposts 303 and 304 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Flaggers and a pilot car will be at both locations to direct traffic through the work zone.
Finally, ADOT will be replacing pavement on US 93 north of Wickenburg near the junction with SR 71. North- and southbound US 93 will be narrowed to one lane only between mileposts 181 and 185 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, and Wednesday, June 9. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct drivers through the work zone.
Warmer temperatures make summertime an ideal time to do needed maintenance on highways in northern Arizona. From 2016-2020, ADOT spent $534 million on pavement preservation projects statewide.
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