Rock removal to temporarily close part of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix
Feb 20, 2018, 7:04 AM | Updated: 8:24 am
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PHOENIX — Drivers north of Phoenix will face brief freeway closures Tuesday that will allow a road crew to clear away rocks.
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced Interstate 17 North near Black Canyon City would be blocked off around 10:30 a.m. for about 15 minutes, maybe less. More work would be done at the same site around 1 p.m., lasting as long as the first closure.
Southbound lanes near Sunset Point would follow suit at noon. That closure was expected to last an hour.
The department said the rocks were a potential hazard so they needed to be removed.
Black Canyon City is about 45 miles north of downtown Phoenix.