Drivers should expect delays and allow extra travel time

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for alternating lane restrictions on State Route 85 in Gila Bend, for a barrier wall installation. 

The following restrictions are scheduled to occur from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, and Friday, Sept. 11.

• SR 85 will be narrowed to one lane only with alternating north- and southbound travel between mileposts 4 and 6. 

• Flaggers and a pilot car will direct motorists through the work zone.

• The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph within the flagging operation. 

• A 16-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. 

This alert extends the end date for the lane restrictions originally planned to end in September. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for continued lane restrictions along east- and westbound State Route 289 (Ruby Road) in Rio Rico through October. Crews will conduct striping and drainage work as part of the SR 289 pavement rehabilitation project. 

Motorists can expect the following restrictions on weekdays, crews will work on drainage improvements from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. and striping work will be conducted overnight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

• Flagging operations will direct east- and westbound motorists through a single lane, one direction at a time, between milepost 0 and 11.
• A 12-foot vehicle width restriction on SR 289 will be in place. 
• The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph in the work zone.

Drivers should obey posted speed limits and traffic control devices and use caution around construction personnel.

Schedules are subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers traveling on State Route 82 between Lake Patagonia Road (milepost 12) and Costello Drive (milepost 19), near the Town of Patagonia, that lane restrictions are scheduled to begin Sept. 9 as part of the SR 82, Lake Patagonia Road to Patagonia pavement project.

• West- and eastbound lane restrictions on SR 82 between Lake Patagonia Road (milepost 12) and Costello Drive (milepost 19) are planned weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sep. 9, through mid- November as a new pavement rehabilitation project gets underway. Drivers can expect:
  • Flagging operations in the project area
  • Rolling lane restrictions as crews work in multiple sections each day
  • A 12-foot vehicle width restriction
  • 25 mph speed limit in the work zone

Drivers should allow extra travel time, use caution, be prepared to slow down and merge safely when approaching and traveling through all work zones.