SNOWFLAKE – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project Monday, Aug. 18 to install concrete drainage pipes across SR 277 at two different locations within the city limits of Snowflake.

The project is scheduled to be completed in two phases and will require the closure of SR 277 for approximately two months.

Both pipe installation locations are on SR277 about two miles from the SR 77 junction in the area of the golf course. The installation of each pipe will be done in a separate phase, and each phase will have a different detour route.

One phase will be done at a time, and all detour routes will be properly marked. Each detour is about 1.5 miles long. The project is expected to be completed by this fall.

ADOT advises drivers to precede along the detour routes with caution, slow down and plan extra time for your commute.