US 89 Between Flagstaff And Page Closed, Woman Killed

On Wednesday night, a woman was hit and killed after storms washed away part of US 89 in northern Arizona. Flooding, caused late Wednesday by the remnants of Hurricane Rosa, cut through a 30-foot section of US 89 and through the earth beneath it.

ADOT will make short-term repairs to reopen the highway and return later with a project to make permanent repairs.
The roadway is closed midway between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona.

With US 89 expected to remain closed for multiple days due to the washout between mileposts 467 and 481 on the Navajo Nation, motorists heading to Page, Tuba City and other destinations north of Cameron can take Interstate 40 east from Flagstaff to State Route 87 at Winslow, then head north to State Route 264, northwest to US 160 in Tuba City and west to US 89.

For those traveling from points south on US 89, the closure doesn’t affect access to Grand Canyon National Park’s east entrance via SR 64.

ADOT is coordinating with the Arizona Department of Public Safety on the detour route, which adds about 125 miles to a trip between Flagstaff and Page. Even if a GPS recommends another route, ADOT and AZDPS urge drivers to avoid using tribal roads through the area, most of which are dirt and may have been damaged by the storm that severed US 89.

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