(Thanks to AP) State officials say repairing storm damage to Highway-60 in east-central Arizona will require an extended closure of a 17.5-mile stretch of the highway between Superior and Miami. ADOT didn’t provide an estimate on when it will reopen the highway, a major route between Phoenix and eastern Arizona’s high country. However, the department says the needed work will be done around the clock and require an estimated 300-truckloads of boulders to shore up the highway so it can safely reopen to traffic. The department says the 70-mile detour around the closure will significantly increase travel time.
