Arizona Department of Transportation SR 179 Improvement Project 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, week of December 18:
South of the Village of Oak Creek, motorists will notice construction of a retaining wall on the east side of the road, and, further north, work on the storm drain system. There may be minor traffic impacts such as shoulder closures or construction vehicles needing access to the road, or lane closures of short durations with flaggers/DPS present. Jacks Canyon Road is closed between SR 179 and Cortez for storm drain work and will be closed until approximately the end of January due to unforeseen utility conflicts. Drivers using detour routes must obey speed limits. Tickets are being issued in residential areas where detour traffic has been traveling at higher than posted speeds. We appreciate everyone’s patience during this phase. Work on a new bridge in the forest segment is ongoing near milepost 309.5, and there may be lane closures of short durations with flaggers/DPS present. The HT Trail will be closed until Spring 2007, also associated with construction of a new bridge. Storm drain work will continue at Back O Beyond, where traffic has shifted to the west side of the road. Temporary concrete barrier is installed to help traffic flow. There may be intermittent lane closures with flaggers/DPS present.
Communications
Tune in to KAZM AM 780 at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20, to hear the latest on the SR 179 construction. The show will be repeated at 12:15 p.m. The next Construction Chat will be held December 21 and January 4, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the SR 179 Project Office. If you have information for the Scenic 179 construction updates, please send it to pr@scenic179.com or fax to 928-204-9835. To change your e-mail address, add someone new, or request a text version of this update, please e-mail pr@scenic179.com. |
Throughout the Village of Oak Creek, the construction work zone has been secured behind concrete barrier and existing sidewalks, asphalt, curb and gutter, etc. are being removed. One lane of traffic continues to flow in each direction. Watch for blue “business access” signs to guide you, and please drive with care through the area.