Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Rock fall closes State Highway 264 on Hopi Reservation

ADOT geologist Nick Priznar briefed us on a rock fall that closed State Highway 264 about a mile east of US 160 on Monday. It's expected to take until Thursday evening to clear the road and reopen it to traffic.

There are photos and a news report at the Arizona Daily Sun paper.

The official ADOT road report provides the details:
Event Id
341212
Location
On State Route 264, EW-bound from mile post 322.60, 0.70 miles East of US-160 to mile post 324.60, 2.70 miles East of US-160
Duration
from Mon, 4 Jan 2010 9:00 AM to Thu, 7 Jan 2010 5:30 PM
Description
closed due to rockfall

[A tip of rock hammer to Marvin Glotfelty at Clear Creek Associates for sending the newspaper link]

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