Traffic update: SR 89A closures scheduled in Oak Creek Canyon

SR 89A will be closed from approximately 6am to 8am Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16.

PUBLISHED AUG 9, 2024

ADOT’s safety project, which will continue into the fall, requires closures and lane restrictions in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks area.

Phoenix, Arizona: Two-hour morning closures are scheduled next week on State Route 89A at the switchbacks in Oak Creek Canyon south of Flagstaff as work continues on a rockfall mitigation project, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

SR 89A will be closed from approximately 6am to 8am Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16, along a 3-mile stretch roughly between Cookstove Draw and Oak Creek Vista (mileposts 387-390).

Meanwhile, SR 89A also is scheduled to be closed in the same area from 6am to 5pm Monday through Friday (August 19-23).

Drivers who normally would use SR 89A for travel between Sedona and Flagstaff during the closure times should plan on using a detour along Interstate 17 and SR 179.

ADOT’s safety project, which will continue into the fall, requires closures and lane restrictions in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks area. SR 89A remains narrowed to one lane only with alternating traffic controlled by trailer-based temporary traffic signals. Crews are working to stabilize a cliff face above SR 89A where a rockslide occurred in March 2023. A 10 foot vehicle-width restriction also is in place in the project work zone. ADOT and its contractor are coordinating with local and regional safety agencies to maintain emergency vehicle access and to be prepared if events, including wildfires, require a response