PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation crews are removing vegetation, grading the roadway and repairing drainage culverts to prepare for a project that will restore limited access to a stretch of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) that has been closed since severe flooding in 2019.
The Arizona Department of Transportation received $4 million for an interim project that would repair and reopen the five miles of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) between the Fish Creek Hill Overlook (milepost 222) and milepost 227 near the Reavis Trailhead and Apache Lake Marina Road that has been closed since 2019 due to flooding damage resulting from the Woodbury Fire scar.
ADOT’s interim project will restore access for vehicles with high clearance or four-wheel drives or utility terrain vehicles.
ADOT maintenance crews are working into the summer, when contracted work is expected to begin to safely reopen the highway for high-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles and utility task vehicles.
Construction is anticipated to begin in summer 2024 and take approximately 3-4 months to complete. Updates will be shared as work on this project progresses.
Schedules are subject to change based on weather or other unforeseen factors.
For information about project-related restrictions and closures, please visit az511.gov or call 511, except while driving. You can also stay informed of traffic restrictions before they occur by subscribing to receive project updates by email.
ADOT welcomes your questions and comments. Submit questions and comments or request information in any of the following ways:
By Phone: ADOT English Spanish Project Information Line: 855.712.8530
Online: Email [email protected]
By Mail: ADOT Communications, 1655 W. Jackson St., MD 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007