A sinkhole in the roadway that closed State Route 89A at the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks has been filled, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The highway was closed in both directions between mileposts 387-390, north of Sedona. Motorists used Interstate 17 as an alternate route.
“The actual sinkhole is located at approximately milepost 287, below the switchbacks,” according to Sedona City Manager Tim Ernster.
The closure was in place through Tuesday, Feb. 10.
For the most current information about highway closures and restrictions statewide, visit ADOT’s Travel Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call 5-1-1.
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
