Arizona ready to reopen road to Grand Canyon’s North Rim

JACOB LAKE, Ariz. - The Arizona Department of Transportation will reopen the state road that runs from Jacob Lake to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, officials said.

State Route 67 is regularly closed in the winter season because of heavy snowfall.

Transportation officials said it is being reopened as the summer tourist season begins to crank up.

The road is the only link to the North Rim, which lies at the southern end of the Kaibab Plateau.

The plateau is about 8,500 feet in elevation and offers spectacular views of the canyon.

Transportation officials said it's about a 21-mile hike between the North and South Rims or a 215-mile drive.