Police activity, road work impacting local drive times

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SAFFORD — On its social media Wednesday morning, the City of Safford alerted motorists to a road closure.

“Be aware U.S. Highway 70 is currently closed to east and westbound traffic west of Thatcher due to police activity. Traffic is being rerouted for eastbound onto North Webster to West Palmer Lane to Highway 70. Westbound traffic is being routed to West Palmer Lane to North Webster to Highway 70,” the posting reads.

The city also announced the closure of Bauer Avenue on Thursday for hot patching of the roadway.

There will also be hot patching of 11th Street at 5th Avenue, and 12th Street at 3rd Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday.

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