Bartlett, Horseshoe & Other Road Closures

The roads to Bartlett Dam & Horseshoe Dam and their lakes have been closed due to storm damage. It is very probable that the most recent extensive damage will cause them to remain closed through the weekend while crews work to make repairs.

“Recent fire activity in the Tonto National Forest has destroyed considerable watershed, & no sooner do we get the roads repaired, & they get washed out again,” said Michael S. Ellegood, Maricopa County Engineer & Public Works & Transportation Director. “The heavy flows have now created new channels that wash away entire sections of roadway.”

The roads had been washed out Tuesday night, but were repaired again Wednesday afternoon. Bartlett Dam Road is a Maricopa County Department of Transportation road, located on the Cave Creek Ranger District, Tonto National Forest.

Electronic message signs are being placed in the area to warn motorists before they get to the roadway.

ADDITIONAL MDCOT CLOSURES
Desert Hills Drive and 15th Avenue, all directions
Desert Hills Drive and 19th Avenue, all directions
19th Avenue and Galvin Parkway, all directions
Sossaman Road and Warner Road, all directions
Riggs Road, between Sossaman and Hawes
Ellsworth and Germann, all directions

Motorists should be aware that many roadways often wash out during storms in the immediate area, or upstream, & travel may be restricted with little or no notice. This may also apply to leaving a recreation area where the roadway was easily passable on entry, but is seriously damaged from rain which may have been many miles away, but the runoff caused roadway damage.

As in any flooded roadway event, the Maricopa County Department of Transportation urges motorists, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!” Drivers should also remember to treat inoperative traffic signals the same as a four-way stop.