AZ8 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 What a cluster! That's a hack of a detour! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Hope it's fixed soon, heading that way next week. That's quite the detour, will eat into my fishing time. 😱 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Not gonna be fixed in a week...or highly highly doubtful it. It's a bummer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Yeah, looks to be a prolonged closure. This picture shows what they’re up against. Guess someone died when the fell in the sinkhole. Sad deal. Can you imagine? Driving along in the dark, then...bam! Scary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 If coming from the valley, I wouldn’t even head north on I-17. I’d head north on SR87 to Winslow, then proceed with the detour. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted October 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Forlorn Hope said: If coming from the valley, I wouldn’t even head north on I-17. I’d head north on SR87 to Winslow, then proceed with the detour. I would too were it not for the big azz trailer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted October 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Forlorn Hope said: If coming from the valley, I wouldn’t even head north on I-17. I’d head north on SR87 to Winslow, then proceed with the detour. Good tip!! Gonna be a LONG drive up for the Jr. hunters next weekend!!! I'm still going though!! S. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Remember last time it was like 3 years? It was a long fix I know that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Just now, MULEPACKHUNTER said: Remember last time it was like 3 years? It was a long fix I know that Yeah I remember that. I think they actually built a temporary frontage road because of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Hope it fixed by the 25Th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Sounds like they're going to do a temporary fix just to reopen, then go back later. That's positive. https://azdot.gov/mobile/media/news/2018/10/04/closure-of-multiple-days-expected-on-us-89-north-of-flagstaff 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 5, 2018 Dang. That puts a hitch in the get along of the scout trip I had planned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 5, 2018 Doesn't look bad, already fixing it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed67 Report post Posted October 5, 2018 I was planning to head up tonight but called it off. Can’t justify driving 9 hours for a bird. Good luck to those that travel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drcarr Report post Posted October 5, 2018 My son and our usual group of North Rim turkey hunters went up that way Thursday...They took the Leupp Townsend-Winona road just off the 89A right as you leave Flagstaff... they didn't run it all the way to SR87 but they turned North on the Leupp- Oraibi Rd to the SR264 junction... then they went to Tuba City which left them 100 miles to get to Jacob's Lake... Road was two lane paved with no washouts anywhere from Flagstaff all the way to Tuba City... unfortunately barely did about 55 mph the whole way due to bumper to bumper traffic in both directions... We're hoping that this mess will cut down on the north rim hunting competition... LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
