The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising nearby residents, businesses and the traveling public to plan for an extended full intersection closure at Honeycutt Avenue and Maricopa Road as work progresses on the State Route 347 overpass project.

The intersection will be closed from Sept. 30 through Oct. 11. The intersection will reopen on Oct. 12. The extensive work at the intersection is being scheduled to coincide with the fall breaks at nearby Maricopa High School and Maricopa Wells Middle School.

BOWLIN ROAD DETOUR
• During the intersection closure, drivers will have to use Bowlin Road to access residences and businesses located on or west of Maricopa Road and south of the railroad tracks. Drivers can access businesses on Maricopa Road, located north of Honeycutt Avenue, by using McDavid Road/Edwards Avenue.
• Drivers in the area also will need to use Bowlin Road to access north- and southbound SR 347.

To learn more about the ADOT project, visit the project web page.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.