The Interstate 10 rest areas at Texas Canyon in southeastern Arizona will close for renovations on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and reopen in approximately six months.
The rest areas, serving both directions of I-10 between Benson and Willcox at milepost 320, will see renovations to restrooms, water systems and ramadas. They will be repaved as well.
Motorists can use facilities in Willcox and Benson, as well as at the Johnson Road traffic interchange at the east end of Texas Canyon (Exit 322).
The nearest ADOT rest area, located at San Simon approximately 66 miles east of Texas Canyon near the New Mexico state line, will be closed for renovations until January 2016.
The Texas Canyon rest areas are scheduled to reopen in May 2016.