SR 88

Blogs/News articles tagged as SR 88

May 10, 2025 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline/ADOT Communications
A small one lane bridge at the Canyon Lake Marina has been carrying State Route 88 (Apache Trail) traffic since the 1930s.
April 24, 2025 | News/Press Release
Federal project requires 72-hour closure scheduled May 12-15
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for midweek full closures lasting 48 hours each on an 11-mile section of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) west of Theodore Roosevelt Dam as part of a paving project.
April 7, 2025 | News/Press Release
48-hour closure for paving work postponed
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers that it has canceled a 48-hour closure that had been scheduled this week on an 11-mile section of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) west of Theodore Roosevelt Dam as part of a paving project.
April 3, 2025 | News/Press Release
Federal project requires 48-hour closures scheduled April 8-May 8
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for midweek full closures lasting 48 hours each on an 11-mile section of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) west of Theodore Roosevelt Dam as part of a paving project.
September 18, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Garin Groff / ADOT Communications
A 5-mile stretch of SR 88 reopened this week includes a steep, narrow, winding section on Fish Creek Hill, some of it along a cliff. Conditions there can change following every rainfall, meaning today’s roadway may not resemble what you’ll encounter following the next weather event. That's why it's for use only by four-wheel drive vehicles.
September 16, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT completes project restoring limited access to mileposts 222-227
Working closely with area stakeholders, ADOT completed a $4 million interim project to restore limited access to mileposts 222-227. Signs carry this warning: "CAUTION: PRIMITIVE ROAD, No trailers, 4-Wheel Drive and UTVs Only."
August 6, 2024 | News/Press Release
Roadway expected to open in September to limited public access
ADOT is making rapid progress on a project to restore limited public access to several miles of State Route 88 (Apache Trail). The project is making the unpaved roadway suitable for those traveling in high clearance four-wheel drive and utility task vehicles.
July 19, 2024 | News/Press Release
Work part of interim project to reopen 5 miles damaged by flooding
The State Board of Transportation has approved a contract with Nesbitt Contracting for a project that will restore limited access to 5 miles of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) that was damaged by flooding in 2019.
April 25, 2024 | News/Press Release
Roadway work is step toward interim project for section closed since 2019

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. 

January 12, 2024 | News/Press Release
Interim ADOT project involves 5 miles damaged by 2019 flooding
The interim plan calls for removing boulders, clearing culverts, stabilizing rock faces and making other repairs needed to safely reopen the highway for high-clearance or four-wheel drive vehicles.
October 6, 2023 | News/Press Release
Plan is subject to funding availability, emphasizes safety and sustainability
After extensive study and public input on the feasibility of reopening 5 miles of Apache Trail severely damaged by flooding and erosion, the ADOT is recommending improvements estimated to cost $33.7 million that would be needed to restore access safely and sustainably.
October 24, 2022 | News/Press Release

GLOBE - The Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened a nearly 2-mile segment of State Route 88 west of Theodore Roosevelt Dam to provide access to Reavis Trailhead Road/Forest Road 212. 

September 26, 2022 | News/Press Release

 

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Tonto National Forest are starting a project this week to pave and make other improvements to an 11-mile gravel section of the highway between Apache Lake and the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. 

The work includes installing an aggregate base and covering it with a chip seal, in addition improving drainage features that are not functional or have been damaged by flooding. The project will also improve sight lines at five locations.

July 2, 2020 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – Due to a closure of most parts of the Tonto National Forest, State Route 88 has been closed east of Tortilla Flat and between Roosevelt and Apache lakes.

The eastbound closure of SR 88, also known as the Apache Trail, begins at milepost 213 beyond Tortilla Flat, which remains accessible. The westbound closure begins at State Route 188. 

April 20, 2020 | News/Press Release
SR 88 reopens

PHOENIX –  State Route 88 reopened Monday just west of State Route 188, once again allowing access between Roosevelt Lake and Apache Lake, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Rockfall had closed the road at milepost 242, 2 miles west of Roosevelt Lake, while crews removed earth and rocks.

However, a section of SR 88 remains closed indefinitely between the Fish Creek Hill scenic overlook at milepost 222 and the Apache Lake Marina turnoff near milepost 229. This is because extensive damage occurred last year from flooding out of the Woodbury Fire burn scar. 

March 27, 2020 | News/Press Release
Slide closes SR 88 near Roosevelt Lake

PHOENIX –  Rockfall has closed State Route 88 just west of State Route 188, blocking access between Roosevelt Lake and Apache Lake, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The closure is at milepost 242, which is 2 miles west of Roosevelt.

There is no estimated reopening time; however, this is expected to be an extended closure while crews remove earth and rocks.

October 4, 2019 | News/Press Release
SR 88 between Apache Junction and Tortilla Flat

Those taking State Route 88 (Apache Trail) between Apache Junction and Tortilla Flat should use caution with some areas at the edge of the roadway coned off while the Arizona Department of Transportation addresses flood damage.

October 2, 2019 | News/Press Release
SR 88 reopens

PHOENIX – A section of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) has reopened from SR 188 to the Apache Lake marina turnoff after being closed because of flood damage.

Motorists can now access Apache Lake by taking SR 188 either from US 60 or SR 87 and taking SR 88 west. High clearance vehicles are recommended on this unpaved section of SR 88.

Motorists using SR 88 should be aware of the possibility of severe flooding and debris flows from areas affected by the Woodbury Fire, which burned 100,000 acres immediately east of and uphill from the highway.

September 30, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications

Flooding from the hurricane remnants that lashed Arizona last week, exacerbated by tens of thousands of acres of high desert burned in the Woodbury Fire, caused extensive damage along State Route 88 east of the Valley.