All work is scheduled to take place at night

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises Village of Oak Creek residents and area drivers to plan for overnight traffic restrictions along State Route 179 from Red Rock Ranger Station to Chapel Road as a pavement preservation project begins Wednesday evening, June 17. 

The following restrictions will take place from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday evenings through Friday mornings:

• SR 179 will be reduced to one lane only in the project area with alternating north- and
• southbound travel (mileposts 304-311)
• Flaggers and a pilot car will move drivers through the work zone
• There will be a 12-foot width restriction
• Restrictions will be lifted each morning after overnight work is complete.

Construction is anticipated to be complete this fall.

For more information, please contact Community Relations Project Manager Jason Stephens at [email protected] or 480.751.7104.

Drivers will use the off- and on-ramps to move through work zone

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for overnight closures of Interstate 40 at the Perkins Valley Road (Exit 283) in Holbrook from Monday evening, June 22, to Friday morning, June 26, and Monday evening, June 29, to Friday morning, July 3, as work on the bridge rehabilitation project continues.

Drivers should expect the following restrictions nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.:

• Westbound I-40 will be closed at Perkins Valley Road (Exit 283) Monday, July 22, through Tuesday, June 23, and Monday, June 29, through Tuesday, June 30.

• Eastbound I-40 will be closed nightly at Perkins Valley Road (Exit 283) Wednesday, June 24, through Thursday, June 25, and Wednesday, July 1, through Thursday, July 2.

• Drivers will use the off- and on-ramps at the Perkins Valley Road interchange to exit and re-enter the interstate.

• Drivers should slow down, merge over safely and expect delays when approaching the work zone.

• Restrictions will be lifted after work hours each morning.

The closures are needed for crews to continue building the new bridge deck.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to prepare for daytime lane restrictions on US 180 near Eagar as work begins on a pavement rehabilitation project Wednesday, June 24.

Drivers should expect daytime lane restrictions from June 24 through June 26, while crews perform pre-construction surveys.

Pavement work will begin Monday, July 6, and drivers should expect the following restrictions from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays:

• US 180/191 will be reduced to one lane only with alternating north- and southbound travel in segments between Apache Drive (milepost 403) and milepost 407. 
• Vehicles will be directed through the work zone by flaggers and a pilot car.
• Drivers need to be prepared to make frequent stops when approaching and driving through the work zone and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the restrictions are in place.
• Restrictions will be lifted each day after work hours. No work is scheduled to take place on weekends or holidays.

The project will include the removal and replacement of pavement along the highway as well as shoulder build-up, drainage improvements and other related work.

The project is anticipated to be completed by the fall.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to prepare for lane restrictions on Interstate 40 in Winslow and west of Joseph City beginning Monday, July 27, as a new bridge rehabilitation project begins.

Drivers should expect delays while the following around-the-clock restrictions are in place:

• I-40 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at the Jackrabbit Road interchange (Exit 269) beginning July 27.

• Eastbound I-40 will be narrowed to one lane over Cemetery Wash in Winslow, near the North Park Drive interchange (Exit 253) beginning in mid-August.

• Drivers will need to slow down and merge over into the open lane when approaching the work zones and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the restrictions are in place.

• Traffic delays due to slow-moving traffic should be expected while traveling through the work zones.

The project will replace the surface of the current bridges with new pavement as well as replace guardrail, as needed.

The project is scheduled to be completed in the fall.