Drivers should expect delays and allow extra travel time while detours are in place

Pinnacle Peak Road just east of Interstate 17 is closed in both directions while construction crews replace a large drainage culvert next to the highway. The closure is scheduled to be in place continuously until the early morning hours of Thursday, March 14. Work to remove the culvert is occurring 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for heavy traffic and allow plenty of extra travel time.

ADOT is maintaining access to I-17 and the frontage roads, however, many drivers in the area must use alternate routes until Pinnacle Peak Road re-opens next month. For local detour routes, visit the project web page.
Businesses and schools located south of Pinnacle Peak Road between I-17 and 23rd Avenue are accessible from 19th Avenue. ADOT advises drivers to expect heavy traffic in the area. Watch for law enforcement officers directing and monitoring traffic at Pinnacle Peak Road and 23rd Avenue this week as drivers get accustomed to the temporary detour route.

Removal of the culvert is occurring in conjunction with the $50 million project to reconstruct the I-17 traffic interchanges at Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley roads.   back...