Northern Arizona Road Closures - Thursday 02/21/2019

As a heavy winter storm moves through Northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation has closed many highways due to accidents and road conditions.

Earlier in the day, US 60 was closed in both direction at Top of the World due to a crash.

Arizona Department of Public Safety tweeted out several times for people to avoid travel through Northern Arizona this morning with Col. Frank Milstead, Director of AZDPS tweeting these photos of an accident from around 11 this morning on I-40 just outside of Flagstaff.

According to DPS, between 3am and noon Thursday, troopers in Northern Arizona dealt with 152 calls for stuck vehicles and slide-offs, and 28 crashes, most of which were non-injury.

Here is a tweet from ADOT at 1:30 Thursday afternoon with a webcam shot of I-17 Southbound in Flagstaff

CLOSURE UPDATE: 9:15PM

I-17 northbound at State Route 179, milepost 298
Both directions of State Route 87 between Payson and Winslow
Both directions State Route 260 between Star Valley and Heber-Overgaard, mileposts 256-302, and eastbound State Route 260 east of milepost 228 near Interstate 17
Both directions of SR 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff, mileposts 375-398
US 60 between Superior and Miami and between State Route 73 and Globe
State Route 77 between Globe and Winkelman
State Route 177 between Superior and Hayden

CLOSURE UPDATE: 7:15pm

I-17 northbound at State Route 179, milepost 298
Both directions of State Route 87 between Bush Highway and Winslow, mileposts 238-25
Both directions State Route 260 between Star Valley and Heber-Overgaard, mileposts 256-302, and eastbound State Route 260 east of milepost 228 near Interstate 17
Both directions of SR 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff, mileposts 375-398
US 60 between Superior and Globe, at milepost 316

CLOSURE UPDATE: 4:45pm

I-17 northbound at State Route 179, milepost 298
I-40 eastbound at State Route 95, with traffic detouring south on SR 95
Both directions of State Route 87 between State Route 188 and Payson, mileposts 238-250, and between Payson and Winslow, mileposts 254-337
Both directions State Route 260 between Star Valley and Heber-Overgaard, mileposts 256-302, and eastbound State Route 260 east of milepost 228 near Interstate 17
Both directions of SR 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff, mileposts 375-398

CLOSURE UPDATE: 3:14pm

I-17 northbound is closed at SR 179, north of Camp Verde due to unsafe driving conditions; currently there is no estimated time to reopen the lanes. Southbound is currently open, yet ADOT is urging drivers to not travel at this time.
I-40 eastbound is closed at SR 95. All traffic must head south on SR 95
SR 89A is closed just outside of Flagstaff, between mileposts 387 and 398
SR 87 is closed from Payson to Winslow between mileposts 254 and 337
SR 87 southbound is closed south of Payson at milepost 250 because of multiple crashes
SR 87 is closed in both directions at milepost 231, south of the SR 188 junction due to multiple disabled vehicles
SR 260 is closed in both directions between Star Valley and Heber
SR 260 eastbound is closed at milepost 228, east of I-17

As of 1:15 Thursday afternoon, the following highways have been closed:

I-40 eastbound was closed at SR 95 in northwestern Arizona, with traffic detoured south on State Route 95
State Route 89A just outside of Flagstaff was closed between mileposts 387-398
State Route 260 was closed in both directions between Star Valley and Heber-Overgaard
SR 260 eastbound was closed at milepost 228 east of I-17
State Route 87 southbound was closed just south of Payson at milepost 250
State Route 87 was closed from Payson to Winslow, mileposts 254-337

To get real-time updates on road conditions throughout the state, go to AZ511.gov, or you can call 511.

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