Yellow PagesMar 28, 2008
Businesses suffer because of road closure
“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 communities along Arizona 87 from metro Phoenix drivers. Read more
Posted by The Associated Press
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Complete Coverage: 2 stories
- Arizona Republic - Cut off by landslide, Rim country suffering
- ABC15.com - Payson business hurt due to SR 87 closure
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