ADOT completing fire damage repairs to fencing near Globe
ADOT completing fire damage repairs to fencing near Globe
PHOENIX – Crews will complete a two-month project in mid-April to replace 20 miles of fencing near Globe that were damaged by two wildfires, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The Salt and Griffin fires had burned the fencing in summer 2020 along sections of US 60 and state routes 188 and 288. The replacement work began in February and is now mostly complete along US 60 and SR 288, with crews expected to finish work along SR 188 this week.
The fencing defines ADOT’s right-of-way along the corridors, while also serving the important safety function of keeping pedestrians and livestock away from traffic.
The new fencing is along three highway segments:
- US 60 east of Globe, from mileposts 267.5 to 270.
- SR 188 north of Miami, from mileposts 258.5 to 262.1.
- SR 288 immediately north of SR 188, from mileposts 267.5 to 270.
The fencing replacement follows another ADOT project to repair fire damage on state routes 87 and 188. In summer 2020, ADOT replaced 10 miles of guardrail, along with sections of fencing, that had been damaged in the Bush Fire.