Payson NewsLocal news for Payson, AZ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.AZ Route 87 Reopens After Landslide- March 30, 2008 The main highway between the Phoenix and Payson areas is open again after being closed for nearly a week. via MIX969.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/payson-az/2008/03/az-route-87-reopens-after-landslide?fromrss=1 Businesses suffer because of road closure- March 28, 2008 "Our business community is fed by the Valley" These are hard times for businesses on the Mogollon Rim because of a nearly weeklong closure of the main roadway between Phoenix and Payson.The week after Easter typically kicks off the beginning of the busy tourism season for Payson and other communities along Arizona 87.But the closure of the state highway following a landslide Friday that buckled the road and forced the shutdown of a 35-mile stretch has virtually cut off Payson and other Rim...http://www.topix.net/city/payson-az/2008/03/businesses-suffer-because-of-road-closure?from... Pavement on Arizona 87 to Payson buckled with landslide; no timetable for re-opening- March 27, 2008 "We have folks who are taking a look at what it's going to take to make repairs" Beth Duckett The Arizona Republic Mar. 22, 2008 01:37 PM A landslide that led to the closure of Arizona 87 between Phoenix and Payson may have been magnified by a mass of earth movement under the roadway that ... via Arizona Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/payson-az/2008/03/pavement-on-arizona-87-to-payson-buckled-with-... Beeline Highway closed for weekend- March 25, 2008 The Beeline Highway will remain closed between the East Valley and Payson this weekend as crews attempt to clear an embankment washed away by underground springs. via East Valley Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/payson-az/2008/03/beeline-highway-closed-for-weekend?fromrss=1 Road from Phoenix to Payson closed- March 23, 2008 A pavement problem has closed the main highway between Phoenix and Payson for an indefinite period of time. via KPNX-TV Phoenixhttp://www.topix.net/city/payson-az/2008/03/road-from-phoenix-to-payson-closed?fromrss=1 |