Uncredited
Highway Closed
This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation shows the buckling of U.S. 89, about 25 miles south of Page, Ariz., Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013. The Arizona Department of Transportation is rerouting motorist off the heavily traveled highway between Arizona and Utah on to other roadways. ADOT says what caused a 150-foot section of pavement to buckle is not related to the weather and might be what ADOT calls a "geologic event." (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation)
Uncredited
Highway Closed
This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation shows the buckling of U.S. 89, about 25 miles south of Page, Ariz., Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013. The Arizona Department of Transportation is rerouting motorist off the heavily traveled highway between Arizona and Utah on to other roadways. ADOT says what caused a 150-foot section of pavement to buckle is not related to the weather and might be what ADOT calls a "geologic event." (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation)
Uncredited
Highway Closed
This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation shows the buckling of U.S. 89, about 25 miles south of Page, Ariz., Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013. The Arizona Department of Transportation is rerouting motorist off the heavily traveled highway between Arizona and Utah on to other roadways. ADOT says what caused a 150-foot section of pavement to buckle is not related to the weather and might be what ADOT calls a "geologic event." (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation)
Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:45 am
150-foot section of Ariz. highway buckles; may be 'geologic event'
Associated Press |
PAGE — A stretch of U.S. 89 in northern Arizona is closed in both directions because of a pavement problem about 25 miles south of Page.
The Arizona Department of Transportation says traffic will detour around the closure by using U.S. 160 and State Route 98, adding 45 miles of driving.
Northbound traffic on U.S. 89 can't go past U.S. 89A, which takes traffic west toward Jacob Lake. Southbound traffic on U.S. 89 can't go past the junction with State Route 98 in Page.
ADOT says what caused a 150-foot section of pavement to buckle is not related to the weather and might be what ADOT calls a "geologic event."
According to ADOT, it isn't known how long the stretch of U.S. 89 will remain closed south of Page.
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