Interstate 10 has reopened after an afternoon closure because of dust blowing off a farm field in the area.
Woah! No better example of the decision to close I10. Current look at MP 376 pic.twitter.com/COZDs7r62X
— Kameron Lee, PIO (@dps_pio_lee) May 16, 2016
Here is a video of a dust cloud moving through. @Arizona_DPS pic.twitter.com/qnLMy3KQHq
— Kameron Lee, PIO (@dps_pio_lee) May 16, 2016
The Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona Department of Public Safety have closed I-10 several times in recent weeks when wind and blowing dust reduce visibility.
Traffic is detouring through Safford via US 191 and US 70 to Lordsburg, New Mexico.