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Above and below: Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADOT) crews pave a 500-foot section of U.S. 89. Photo/ADOT

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Paving began March 11, students from Bitter Springs and Marble Canyon areas likely the first to travel new roadway

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Two years after a landslide ripped apart a 500-foot section of U.S. 89 and split the communities of Bitter Springs and Page, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) anticipates reopening the highway to traffic on the afternoon of March 27, barring any potential weather delays or mechanical breakdowns during the paving process, which began March 11.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer March 17, 2015