Drivers should be prepared for delays up to 30 minutes

I-40 will be closed to traffic between Stockton Hill Road and Beale Street in Kingman for controlled blastings.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan for a series of temporary nighttime full closures of Interstate 40 in Kingman for controlled rock blasting operations as work continues on the I-40/US 93 West Kingman Interchange project. 

The full closures of I-40 between Stockton Hill Road and Beale Street (mileposts 51-48) are scheduled to be in place for approximately 30 minutes starting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 4, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Dec. 18 and Dec. 23:

• Crews will begin narrowing I-40 to a single lane in each direction beginning at 7 p.m. and then fully close the highway at 8 p.m.
• Drivers should be prepared for delays of up to 30 minutes.
• Drivers should expect delays while crews set up traffic control and use caution around construction personnel and equipment.