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 lane restrictions originally planned for the end of October

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for continued daytime lane restrictions along eastbound and westbound State Route 289 (Ruby Road) in Rio Rico through the end of November. 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.
• Flaggers will direct eastbound and westbound motorists through a single lane, one direction at a time, between mileposts 0 and 11.
• A 12-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place on SR 289.
• The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph.

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.

For more information and to sign up for email alerts, visit azdot.gov/SR289PenaBlanca.