County will improve two roads in A.J. for residents’ safety
by Mark Cowling | Apache Junction Central
Pinal County will improve these road sections marked in yellow to provide about 400 homes in the mining camp neighborhood a second way in and out. It’s an unusual project because they will be county roads across state land in the city limits of Apache Junction./Pinal County
In a controversial move that some residents pleaded for and others opposed, Pinal County will open, improve and declare as county highways two roads in Apache Junction to provide a second way out for about 400 homes just beyond the city limits.
One mining camp neighborhood resident told the Pinal County Board of Supervisors Wednesday that during a May 7 wildfire, she felt bad for others who couldn’t get home. “Then I realized I was the sitting duck; I couldn’t get out.”
The board voted to make passable portions of Mountain View Road and Jacob Waltz Street in Apache Junction.
