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ADOT ready to close Arizona highways as snow, ice chances increase

The Arizona Department of Transportation is preparing for winter.

(ADOT/File photo)

The Arizona Department of Transportation this week will begin closing highway segments for winter.

Valley drivers planning trips to Arizona’s higher elevations should prepare for closures along:

State Route 473 between State Route 260 and Hawley Lake – Nov. 12.
State Route 366 on Mount Graham – Nov. 15. The closure begins a half-mile past the Coronado National Forest’s Shannon Campground, at the end of the pavement.
State Route 67 south of US 89A between Jacob Lake and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park – Dec. 7.
State Route 261 between Eagar and Big Lake – Dec. 31.
State Route 273 between Sunrise Park and Big Lake – Dec. 31.

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