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ADOT: Several highway closures still exist due to Wallow Fire
State Route 260 among roads still closed near Eagar
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind travelers that several highways remain closed due to the Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona and travel in the area should be avoided.
While fire conditions have improved in the region, the following closures on state highways remain in effect:
- State Route 260 is closed from the Hawley Lake turnoff to the South Fork junction (mileposts 369-390).
- US 191 is closed between Alpine and north of Clifton (milepost 176-253).
- State Routes 261 (mileposts 395-413) and 273 (mileposts 378-394), the main access roads to Big Lake and Crescent Lake in the White Mountains, are closed.
- SR 373 that connects the town of Greer with SR 260 west of Eagar is closed (mileposts 386-391).
- US 180 is closed between the SR 260 junction near Eagar and the New Mexico state line (mileposts 403-433).
- In southern Arizona, SR 366 is closed at milepost 118 leading up to Mount Graham (milepost 143) near Safford after the U.S. Forest Service determined the risk of wildfire is too extreme to allow access.
Earlier today State Route 289 near Rio Rico in southern Arizona reopened after it was closed on June 4 due to the Murphy Fire.
Drivers in these areas are advised to watch for fire crews and to be alert for reduced visibility as a result of smoke.
ADOT estimates nearly 200 miles of state highways remain closed due to wildfires burning across Arizona or due to the threat of wildfires.
Additional information on the Wallow Fire can be obtained through the Arizona Division of Emergency Management at http://www.azein.gov. To stay up-to-date on the latest highway conditions around the state, visit the ADOT Traveler Information Center at www.az511.gov or call 5-1-1.
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