Expect delays at US 60/State Route 77 intersection

As the widening project along US 60 between State Route 77 and 40th Street in Show Low wraps up for the winter, drivers should allow extra time next week as crews stripe the road and put the traffic signal at US 60 and SR 77 in its final configuration.

• Beginning Monday, Dec. 18, and continuing through Thursday, Dec. 21, crews are scheduled to stripe US 60 in the project area. Because overnight temperatures are too cold to apply striping material, work must occur during daytime hours.
• Beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, the traffic signals at the intersection of US 60 and SR 77, known locally as Penrod Road, will be shut off as crews program the new signal timing to accommodate the new road configuration. A uniformed officer and flaggers will direct traffic through the intersection. Drivers should be prepared for delays and allow plenty of extra travel time. Signal work is scheduled for completion by the end of the day.

Crews will return next summer to lay the final layer of asphalt and complete some sidewalk and landscaping work.

Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Project Information Line at 855.712.8530 or email Projects@azdot.gov. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 511, except while driving.

Springerville, AZ, December 4, 2017 – For Immediate Release. The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests’ Black Mesa Ranger District plans to complete the Eastern half of Block 5 of the Nagel Burn area starting on Tuesday, December 5, if weather conditions allow. 410 acres were burned in the northwestern half of the unit last week. The Nagel Burn area is to the south and east of the 100E Road, east of the 717 Road, and north and west of the West Fork of Alder Canyon.

 Once ignition occurs, crews will be on scene from ignition until there is no longer a threat of escape from the project boundaries.

 This project is in partnership with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to provide forest restoration and health to the Rocky Mountain Elk, mule deer, and other wildlife species that frequent the area.

 Prescribed burning provides many benefits and is essential to maintaining healthy forest ecosystems. This prescribed fire is a follow up to previous mechanical treatments within parts of the unit.  It provides habitat diversity, recycles plant nutrients into the soil and encourages new growth for a variety of plants used by wildlife and livestock. Prescribed burning of forest ground fuels also reduces the threat of large scale wildfire impacts to private lands.

 For questions or concerns please contact the Black Mesa Ranger District at (928) 535-7300, or dial 311 for the Northeastern Arizona Public Information System.

News Release from the Department of Forestry and Fire Management

Phoenix, AZ (11/14/17) – Starting tomorrow, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management will begin a 2-day pile burning operation in Northeastern Arizona, near Eagar.

The burn will take place at the base of Flat Top Mountain beginning at 7:00 am Wednesday, November 15th and continue through Thursday, November 16th.

Burning will run through mid-afternoon on both days and then Arizona State Forestry crews will monitor piles into the evening.

It is likely smoke will be visible and could impact the nearby communities of Eagar and Springerville.

As a reminder, prescribed burns are always weather dependent. Any updates will be provided through Facebook at @arizonastateforestry and Twitter @azstateforestry.

For more information, contact Tiffany Davila at 602-540-1036 or by email at tdavila@dffm.az.gov