Valley drivers heading to Flagstaff face traffic change, possible delays: ADOT
The Arizona Department of Transportation is partnering with the Arizona Game and Fish Department on a $15.8 million wildlife overpass project to improve habitat connections while reducing the risk of crashes involving animals, especially elk and deer, ADOT officials said.
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Traffic on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff will shift to one side of the highway starting Thursday, Aug. 7, for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s construction of a wildlife overpass.
I-17 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction near Willard Springs Road, which is about 12 miles south of Flagstaff. Crews will finish barrier-wall placement and other work Thursday to switch both directions of traffic to southbound I-17 for at least two weeks, according to an ADOT release.
The shift will allow crews to install steel girders and accomplish other work above northbound I-17 while avoiding the need for highway closures during construction of the wildlife overpass, transportation officials said.
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Valley drivers heading to Flagstaff face traffic change, possible delays: ADOT
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is partnering with the Arizona Game and Fish Department on a $15.8 million wildlife overpass project to improve habitat connections while reducing the risk of crashes involving animals, especially elk and deer, ADOT officials said.
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Traffic on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff will shift to one side of the highway starting Thursday, Aug. 7, for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s construction of a wildlife overpass.
I-17 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction near Willard Springs Road, which is about 12 miles south of Flagstaff. Crews will finish barrier-wall placement and other work Thursday to switch both directions of traffic to southbound I-17 for at least two weeks, according to an ADOT release.
The shift will allow crews to install steel girders and accomplish other work above northbound I-17 while avoiding the need for highway closures during construction of the wildlife overpass, transportation officials said.
Another future traffic shift will be used to allow the same work to take place above southbound I-17.
“Drivers should continue to allow extra travel time, especially during peak travel times on weekdays and weekends, while I-17 is narrowed north of the Munds Park area,” the release stated.
The project is scheduled for completion by fall 2026.
We would like to invite our readers to submit their civil comments, pro or con, on this issue. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org.
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