Traffic Alerts - SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements

Traffic Alerts - SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements

Restrictions lifted along State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon Dec. 19

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers that all traffic-control and vehicle-size restrictions will be lifted on State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon by the end of the day on Monday, Dec. 19.

While SR 89A will be open to all traffic as crews finish construction activities prior to the project shutting down for the winter, temporary lane restrictions will periodically occur through the end of December to complete some roadway elements.

The restrictions were needed as crews worked on the Pumphouse Wash Bridge rehabilitation portion of the SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements project, which also includes rockfall mitigation and erosion control work.

Construction activities will resume in spring 2023 to complete the rockfall mitigation and erosion control work. Restrictions next year will include a week-long daytime full closure of SR89A just north of Sedona at milepost 375.

Visit azdot.gov/SR89A for additional project information.

 

Overnight full closure of State Route 89A near Pumphouse Wash Bridge in Oak Creek Canyon Oct. 27

Detours in place during closure

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers and area residents and businesses to plan for an overnight full closure of State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Thursday evening, Oct. 27,and ending Friday morning Oct. 28.

  • SR 89A will be closed to all traffic traveling north from Sedona beginning at the Cave Springs Campground (milepost 386).
    • DETOUR:  Drivers on SR 89A traveling north to Flagstaff will use State Route 179 to Interstate 17.
  • SR 89A will be closed to all traffic traveling south from Flagstaff beginning at the Oak Creek Vista Overlook (milepost 390).
    • DETOUR:  Drivers on SR 89A traveling south to Sedona will use I-17 to SR 179.
  • 8-foot vehicle width and 30-foot length restrictions remain in place 24/7 for the duration of the project.

The overnight full closure is needed so crews can safely work on rehabilitating the Pumphouse Wash Bridge. The bridge work is one element  of the SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements project, which also includes rockfall mitigation and erosion control .

The improvements are needed to continue maintaining safety and access along SR 89A.Please visit azdot.gov/SR89A for additional project information.

 

Plan for intermittent overnight full closures on State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon Sept. 27-28

Drivers should plan for delays

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers, area residents and businesses that a section of State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon will be intermittently closed overnight from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday night, Sept. 27, to Wednesday morning, Sept. 28.

SR 89A will be closed intermittently to traffic through the switchback portion of the roadway north and south of the Pumphouse Wash Bridge between mileposts 387 - 389.

  • The 15-minute, non-consecutive full closures will occur twice per hour between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Tuesday night, Sept. 27, to Wednesday morning, Sept. 28.

Drivers should be prepared to stop and use caution around construction personnel and equipment - or consider using an alternate route - while the overnight closures are in place.

The restrictions are needed so crews can continue working on the bridge rehabilitation portion of the SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements project, which also includes rockfall mitigation and erosion control work.

Please visit azdot.gov/SR89A for additional project information.

 

Construction on SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements to begin April 18

Plan for lane, vehicle-size restrictions and delays 

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers, area residents and businesses that work is beginning on the SR 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements on Monday, April 18. 

The improvements, which will be constructed at various times through the end of 2023, include rockfall mitigation, erosion control and a bridge rehabilitation along portions of the roadway between Flagstaff and Sedona.

Drivers should be prepared to slow down, stop and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the following around-the-clock restrictions are in place seven days a week:

  • Portions of SR 89A will be reduced to one lane only of alternating north- and southbound travel between the Pumphouse Wash Bridge and Oak Creek Vista (roughly between mileposts 387 - 390). 
  • Flaggers and temporary traffic signals will direct motorists through the work zones.
  • 8-foot vehicle width and 30-foot vehicle length restrictions will be in place. Due to the narrow roadway, drivers will have to turn around if their vehicle exceeds the width and length restrictions.
  • The speed limit will be reduced in the work zones.
  • The restrictions will be in place through the duration of the project.

Please visit azdot.gov/SR89A for additional project information.