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.

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What to watch for the week of July 30:

Paving is scheduled between Castle Rock and Navajo Road. There will be a traffic shift in the area, but no lane closures.

Flaggers will be utilized at Cortez so it does not have to be closed during storm drain work as originally planned. Please drive carefully through the area.

Blue flags, pennants and larger business access signs with directional arrows have been added in the Village of Oak Creek along the State Route 179 corridor to increase the visibility of business entrances.

SR 179 Communications

Tune in to KAZM AM 780 at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 31, to hear the latest on the SR 179 construction. The show will be repeated at 12:15 p.m.

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, August 2.

Ongoing Work on SR 179

Storm drain work, curb and gutter installation, sidewalk installation and grading work in preparation for pavement is ongoing throughout Project 1. Temporary concrete barrier is still present in some places as needed for safety and to help traffic flow. 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.

The HT Trail closure will be extended to this fall, pending completion of the bridges and trail work by the US Forest Service.

Project 2 Utility Work

Evening Lane Closures

Arizona Water Company
Tiffany Construction will continue installing a new 16-inch water main Mondays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. For the upcoming week the crews will be working between Highland Road and Exposures Art Gallery, requiring a lane shift. Traffic will be maintained in both directions and directed by flag crews at all times.

APS Trenching
Southwest Cable will continue working at night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Ranger Road which will require a lane closure.  Local traffic will be maintained by flag crews.  Southwest Cable will also be working at Schnebly Hill Road near Garlands to install the new underground conduit for APS.

Juniper to Morgan
UniSource's contractor has completed trenching and installing the new 6" gas line between Painted Canyon and Morgan Rd.  Unisource has completed testing and the line is energized with gas.  Unisource will now be cutting and capping the existing 2” gas line at Painted Canyon and Morgan Road.  This work should be completed by August 10, 2007.

Morgan to Painted Canyon
Trenching has been completed between Morgan Rd and Painted Canyon for the installation of underground conduit for Qwest.  Qwest crews will be working on splicing conduit for the next several weeks.