Arizona Department of Transportation SR 179 Improvement Project
(800) 529-2876 www.scenic179.com pr@scenic179.com

Welcome to the State Route (SR) 179 Project Weekly Construction Update - your electronic connection to the SR 179 Project with the most current information on construction plans and activities.

Please note: Changes to construction plans can happen frequently due to weather, equipment availability and personnel issues. We try to anticipate construction activities a week in advance but changes may occur. Intermittent lane closures, with short delays, may not always be known in advance.

What to watch for the week of April 30:

What's New on SR 179

Evening Lane Closures Scheduled— Arizona Water Company’s Contractor (Tiffany Construction) will begin night work near the Oak Creek Bridge on Monday, April 30th. They will be working Monday through Thursday night for the next 4-5 weeks. The night time work will require closure of the northbound lane, with traffic in both directions being directed by flag crews at all times. Tiffany’s night time work hours will be 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. It is possible that miscellaneous work will occur between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; however, during those daytime hours, two-way traffic will be maintained.

Cortez Road should be reopened by the end of the week, and paving on SR 179 is scheduled to begin during the first week of May near Ridge Trail, Jacks Canyon, and Back O’ Beyond.

SR 179 Communications

Tune in to AM 1600 KYBC after the 8-am news and 105.7 KVRD at 2 p.m on Tuesday, May 1 to hear SR 179 project updates.

ADOT hosts Construction Chat on the first Thursday of each month from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the SR 179 Project Office in Bell Rock Plaza. The next Construction Chat will be Thursday, May 3. 

Ongoing Work on SR 179

The retaining wall north of the new Ranger Station is complete except backfilling on one side. Traffic will continue to be shifted westward onto temporary pavement until the new roadway is in place.

Storm drain work throughout Project 1 is ongoing. Business access will be maintained, although intermittent driveway closures are necessary. The closures are minimized and expedited to the extent possible. Temporary concrete barrier is installed to help traffic flow, and blue business access signs are installed to guide traffic through the construction zone. There may be minor traffic impacts such as shoulder closures or construction vehicles needing access to the road, or lane closures with flaggers/DPS present.

Work for new bridge construction in the forest segment is ongoing near milepost 309.5, and there may be short duration flagging operations. The HT Trail will be closed through Spring 2007.

Project 2 Utility Work

Back O’ Beyond to Copper Cliffs (APS, Qwest and Cable Vision)
APS trenching crews are working between Back O’ Beyond and Highland Road. Work will be concentrated between Back O’ Beyond and Chapel Road, and between Sombart Lane and Highland Road.

The overhead power crews are working between Morgan Road and Copper Cliffs Drive. The public can expect to see APS, Qwest and Cable Vision crews and their contractor adjacent to the roadway in this area.

Bowstring Drive (City of Sedona)
The City of Sedona is installing two new sewer service connections just north of Bowstring Drive on the west side of the road. This work is expected to be completed by May 21.

Canyon to the Y ( Arizona Water)
Arizona Water Company is installing a new 16-inch water line with current work between Ranger Road and the Oak Creek Bridge. They will continue south along SR 179 and installation is scheduled to be completed by mid-July.