$6.5M Apache Trail road-improvement project should be done by end of summer

Crews examine rocks that were blown from the side of a mountain along State Route 88 as part of a $6.5 million improvement project.(Photo: Arizona Department of Transportation via Arizona Republic)

A road improvement project along 17 miles of State Route 88 east of Phoenix is expected to be completed by the end of summer, state officials say.

The Arizona Department of Transportation said on its website that the $6.5 million project focuses on roads starting “3 miles east of Apache Junction and ending 7 miles east of Tortilla Flat (milepost 203 to 220),” within the Tonto National Forest.

SR 88, also known as Apache Trail, is a scenic, winding road that leads to Canyon Lake and other recreational areas east of Phoenix. The improvement project was launched in November.

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