Rock fall closes State Highway 264 on Hopi Reservation

ADOT geologist Nick Priznar briefed us on a rock fall that closed State Highway 264 about a mile east of US 160 on Monday. It's expected to take until Thursday evening to clear the road and reopen it to traffic.

There are photos and a news report at the Arizona Daily Sun paper.

The official ADOT road report provides the details:

Event Id	341212
Location	On State Route 264, EW-bound from mile post 322.60, 0.70 miles East of US-160 to mile post 324.60, 2.70 miles East of US-160
Duration	from Mon, 4 Jan 2010 9:00 AM to Thu, 7 Jan 2010 5:30 PM
Description	closed due to rockfall [A tip of rock hammer to Marvin Glotfelty at Clear Creek Associates for sending the newspaper link]