I-15 reopens as Lime Fire grows to 3,000 acres on Utah-Arizona border Posted at 10:46 PM, Jul 12, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-13 11:18:20-04 Interstate 15 just south of the Utah-Arizona border has reopened Tuesday after a wildfire broke out near the Virgin River Gorge. Arizona Department of Transportation Wildfire burning near Virgin River Gorge in Arizona Around 9:40 p.m. Monday, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced that both directions of the highway were completely closed with no estimated time of reopening. However, the road was reopened around 6 a.m. Tuesday. "Wow, this is intense." ð¥TONIGHT: Wildfire in the Virgin River Gorge (Arizona), south of St. George has closed I-15.