Aug. 2025 SR 347 Projects Public Involvement Summary

US 163 Safety Improvements Map

Project Cost: $3.1 million

The Arizona Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Navajo Nation, has completed a safety improvement project along US 163 north of Kayenta on the Navajo Nation in far Northeast Arizona.

Learn about photography, the Grand Canyon and the history of a great magazine with Arizona Highways Editor Robert Stieve joining On the Road With ADOT.

What inspires you to get involved in cleaning up highway trash? 

That is a question recently answered by Altar Valley Conservation Alliance representative and Adopt a Highway volunteer Julia Guglielmo. 

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Drivers should also expect lane restrictions on Salome Road beginning Aug. 29

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for daytime lane restrictions on Salome Road in Tonopah beginning Friday, Aug. 29, and along eastbound Interstate 10 beginning Sept. 2.

The following lane restrictions will occur from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

  • The north- and southbound Salome Road interchange will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic control via a flagging operation Friday, Aug. 29, for guardrail repair. 

The following lane restrictions will occur overnight from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. 

  • The north- and southbound Salome Road interchange will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic control via a flagging operation Wednesday, Sept. 10, and Thursday, Sept. 11, for paving.  

The following I-10 lane restrictions are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, through Friday, Sept. 12, for striping and delineator work. 

  • Eastbound I-10 between Salome Road and Tonopah (milepost 90) will be reduced to one lane. Note: Motorists should anticipate a 5-mile lane restriction while crews progress through the work zone.
  • A 12-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. 
  • The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph.

Delays are likely, so allow extra travel time. Proceed through the work zone with caution, slow down and watch for construction personnel and equipment.

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Us 60, SR 61 Project Map

Project Cost: $9.5 million

The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on a pavement rehabilitation project along US 60 between Show Low and Springerville. The 16-mile-long project is between State Route 61 and Wildcat Creek (mileposts 353-369). Construction is expected to be completed by the fall.

I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as northbound SR 143 will be closed between I-10 and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m
BWC Work Zone
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound US 60 will be closed between Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday

Spanning more than 350 miles from its westernmost point in San Diego to its eastern terminus at the Interstate 10 junction in Casa Grande, Interstate 8 is a primary route for travel in the Southwest.

Here’s the history of how the highway came to be.