SR 77

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August 2, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT project has about 9 miles of new pavement; minor work continues
ADOT has completed paving work on a project that’s improved 9 miles of State Route 77/Oracle Road in the Tucson area. New pavement has replaced worn asphalt between Calle Concordia in Oro Valley and Miracle Mile in Tucson, and on Miracle Mile between Oracle Road and I-10.
May 10, 2023 | News/Press Release
Crews replacing worn pavement between Ina Road and Rillito River Bridge
ADOT is set to begin the final phase of a project repaving 10 miles of State Route 77 between Tucson and Oro Valley. On Sunday night, May 14, crews will begin replacing about 3 miles of worn pavement between Ina Road and the Rillito River Bridge just south of River Road. 
October 13, 2022 | News/Press Release

TUCSON - The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a fourth round of pavement replacement work on the State Route 77/Oracle Road improvement project starting the week of Sunday, Oct, 16, with plans to resurface one mile of the highway in the coming weeks.

October 12, 2022 | News/Press Release

HOLBROOK – The Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers that in 10 days, State Route 77, known locally as Navajo Boulevard, will be closed in both directions at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing in Holbrook at 1 p.m. from Saturday, Oct. 22, to Tuesday, Oct. 25, so the railroad company can replace the crossing. Drivers are urged to plan ahead for the closure.

Highway detours for non-local traffic around the closure include:

October 4, 2022 | News/Press Release

HOLBROOK – State Route 77, known locally as Navajo Boulevard, will be closed in both directions at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing in Holbrook. The highway closure is expected to start at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, so the railroad company can replace the crossing, and last through Tuesday, Oct. 25. Drivers are urged to plan ahead for the closure.

Local drivers can use the following detour during the closure: 

July 20, 2022 | News/Press Release

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a third round of pavement replacement work on the State Route 77/Oracle Road improvement project starting the week of Sunday, July 24, with plans to resurface one mile of the highway in the coming weeks.

The paving will take place between Ina and Magee roads. As with most work on the project, crews will pave the roadway in the overnight hours to minimize restrictions and delays. Work is scheduled Sundays through Thursdays between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

April 14, 2022 | News/Press Release

TUCSON – Paving work will begin Monday, April 18, as part of a six-month project to improve a 5.5-mile section of State Route 77/Oracle Road in Oro Valley, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The work will span the highway between Calle Concordia and Tangerine roads, where crews will remove and replace worn pavement. The $11.8 million project includes other improvements such as repairing the Canyon De Oro bridge deck, adding bus bays, installing new fencing and traffic signs, along with adding new curb, gutter and sidewalks in select locations.

December 20, 2021 | News/Press Release

TUCSON - A two-year project began in April to pave and make other improvements to 10 miles of State Route 77, yet just 9 months into the project more than half the pavement has been replaced to make for a smoother ride.

As 2021 comes to a close, motorists are seeing a big change to this busy Tucson-area roadway where large segments of worn pavement have been replaced..

September 29, 2021 | News/Press Release

TUCSON – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a second round of pavement replacement work on the State Route 77/Oracle Road improvement project starting the week of Sunday, Oct. 3, with plans to pave four miles of the highway by late 2021.

The work will take place on the southern end of the project, with paving operations on Miracle Mile between Interstate 10 and Oracle Road, along with Oracle Road from Miracle Mile to River Road.

September 7, 2021 | News/Press Release

TUCSON – The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed the first pavement replacement work on State Route 77/Oracle Road in the Tucson area, giving drivers a smoother driving surface on 1.5 miles of the highway.

July 15, 2021 | News/Press Release

TUCSON – After starting a two-year project this spring to improve a 10-mile section of State Route 77/Oracle Road in the Tucson area, the Arizona Department of Transportation will begin the first pavement replacement work the week of July 18.

The paving will begin on the northern section of the project, between Magee Road and Calle Concordia, with most of the work occurring overnight to minimize construction impacts of the $34 million project.

April 29, 2021 | News/Press Release

 

PHOENIX – Both lanes of traffic are now open on the State Route 77 bridge in Winkelman as the Arizona Department of Transportation nears completion on a $12.6 million project to replace the structure over the Gila River.

Work crews have removed temporary signals that had restricted traffic to a single lane since the bridge replacement project began in late 2019. That traffic configuration allowed ADOT to reconstruct half the bridge at a time without any extended full closures.

March 29, 2021 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – A two-year project will begin in April to repave and make other improvements to a 10-mile section of State Route 77/Oracle Road between Tucson and Oracle Valley, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

December 29, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Garin Groff / ADOT Communications

If you drove on SR 77 near Winkelman this month, there was no missing this important sign of progress.

June 1, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Garin Groff / ADOT Communications

We are nearly halfway there on our bridge replacement project on State Route 77 at Winkelman, and here's the proof.

March 24, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Garin Groff / ADOT Communications

Traffic is coming to a stop at times on State Route 77 in Winkelman, but it’s for a good reason: Things are moving forward on a project to replace the bridge over the Gila River.

November 20, 2018 | Blog Articles

You aren't imagining it - thanks to the installation of adaptive traffic signals along Oracle Road/State Route 77, drivers along this busy route into Tucson are saving a few minutes on each trip.

December 14, 2017 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – As the widening project along US 60 between State Route 77 and 40th Street in Show Low wraps up for the winter, drivers should budget extra time early next week as crews stripe the road and put the traffic signal at US 60 and SR 77 in its final configuration.

Beginning Monday, Dec. 18, crews will put down final striping along US 60 in the project area. This must be done during the day, as overnight temperatures are too cold to apply the striping material. Striping work is expected to last a few days.

August 18, 2017 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – An Arizona Department of Transportation project to improve the pavement along SR 77 in Snowflake will begin Monday, Aug. 21. Drivers should allow up to 20 extra minutes of travel time on weekdays with the work scheduled to end by this fall.

SR 77 will be narrowed to one lane in areas between mileposts 361 and 373 during daylight hours Mondays through Fridays. Flag crews will be in place to direct traffic one direction at a time through the work zone.

No work will take place from Friday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 4 for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

June 5, 2017 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – With overhanging rock removed from a mountainside along State Route 77 south of Globe, the Arizona Department of Transportation is lifting all restrictions on a seven-mile stretch after six months of blasting and follow-up work.

The safety project, which began last fall, removed boulders and other rock formations from a limestone cliff near Dripping Springs, between mileposts 154 and 161 about 10 miles south of Globe.

Drivers experienced regularly scheduled weekday closures and lane restrictions to allow for this work, which ended Friday, June 2.