SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Lane Restrictions Planned on SR 89A Switchbacks

Episode Date: March 30, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!A guardrail replacement project along the State Route 89A switchbacks at the north end of Oak Creek Canyon is scheduled to begin Wednesday, April 1, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. SR 89A is scheduled to be narrowed to one lane at times along the 3-mile stretch (mileposts 387-390) between Pine Flat Campground and the Oak Creek Vista scenic overlook. Work typically will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 6 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flag crews and a pilot car will guide traffic through the work zone. A 12-foot vehicle width... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/lane-restrictions-planned-on-sr-89a-switchbacks/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. A guardrail replacement project along the state route 89A switchbacks at the north end of Oak Creek Canyon is scheduled to begin Wednesday April 1st, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. SR 89A is scheduled to be narrowed to one lane at times along the three-mile stretch, mileposts 387 to 390, between Pine Flat Campground and the Oak Creek Vista Scenic overlook. Work typically will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 6 a.m. to noon on Friday. Flag crews and a pilot car will guide traffic through the work zone. A 12-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. When around-the-clock restrictions are needed, temporary traffic signals will be used to allow traffic to travel through the work zone one direction at a time. Project information is available at oz.gov.s.s slash SR-89 augardrail. While restrictions are in place, drivers who would normally use SR-R. A in the switchbacks area should consider an alternate route along Interstate 17 and SR 179 to travel

between Flagstaff and Sedona. The project will replace older sections of guardrail, reconstruction sections of curb and gutter and install concrete barriers in some areas. Work is scheduled for completion by late summer, 2026. Real-time highway conditions are available on AdD's Arizona traveler information site at AZ511.gov, the Oz 511 app, download for Apple or Android devices. or by calling 511. Catch up with more local news stories on signals a z.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RST2 no.