The evacuation for the community of Mayer will be lifted as of 10:00am Thursday, June 29th. Please note there are significant road closures still in place.
The following communities remain under mandatory evacuation: Pine Flat, Breezy Pines, Poland Junction, Chauncey Ranch Rd., Mt. Union, Walker, Upper Blue Hills, Potato Patch, Dewey west of SR69, and Mountain Pine Acres.
Access to the community of Mayer will ONLY be from the south. SR69 will be open from I-17 north to Central Avenue in Mayer. SR69 will be closed at Central Avenue to all traffic heading north. To the north, the other closure point for SR69 remains in effect at the intersection of SR169 and SR69. No southbound traffic will be allowed on SR69 south of SR169. The High Chaparral community and Poland Junction, both east and west of SR69, are still under full evacuation.
To access Mayer from the north side of the closure, the community is advised that they should take SR69 south to SR169, SR169 east to I-17, I-17 south to SR-69, and then SR69 north into Mayer.
The closure for SR69 remains necessary as firefighters will be completing burnout operations along the roadway north of Poland Junction. These actions are required to create a fire break to help protect the communities to the north.
All cooperating partners involved in the closure and firefighting operations wish to thank the community for their patience and understanding. They realize the inconvenience created by evacuations and are working diligently to open communities as soon as safely possible.