Interstate 10 reopens in eastern Arizona after blowing dust causes closure
Jun 24, 2017, 9:52 AM | Updated: 1:10 pm
Here's the blowing dust in New Mexico that has I-10 closed from just east of Wilcox to Lordsburg, NM. Photo: https://t.co/VjSuBoyROv pic.twitter.com/PyQ0fUtVpd
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 24, 2017
PHOENIX — The Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico border has reopened after closing due to blowing dust, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
I-10 has reopened in both directions from US 191 near Wilcox to Lordsburg, New Mexico. https://t.co/6FrdirzZ8k
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 24, 2017
The closure was just east of Wilcox, Ariz., and ADOT advised travelers to take a detour via highways 191 and 70.
CLOSED: I-10 in southeastern Arizona due to blowing dust in New Mexico. Detour is 110 miles on US 191 and US 70. pic.twitter.com/NgITNgJEoA
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 24, 2017
Wilcox is approximately three hours from Phoenix by car and about one hour from the New Mexico border.
Earlier this week, six people died in a crash during a dust storm near that same stretch of the I-10. Five of the six victims died at the scene. Among those killed was a 9-month-old girl from Phoenix, who was traveling with her parents.
