New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.

[Alston_Neal]

Yesterday we did the Deer Creek #45 trail. From the TH .3 miles is a new road being built that follows Gold Ridge Trail #47. This road is pretty major and connects with SR 87.
Any ideas what this will be?

[RowdyandMe]

Freeway

[Alston_Neal]

I was wondering if this will be a new TH getting rid of the loop one off the 188/87 intersection. Or is this a new mine we don't know about?

[mazatzal]

@Alston Neal
According to Nighthiker: "I believe they are constructing a site to relocate the memorial of the two DPS officers that is located in the closed Rest Stop nearby."
http://hikearizona.com/photo=460737

[Alston_Neal]

Wow it's even bigger than I thought. I was curious since it is on National Forest land and quite the project. One would think that opening the existing rest area would be cheaper.

[big_load]

One would think that opening the existing rest area would be cheaper.

Cheaper = not enough profit in it (I grown even more jaded and cynical in my old age).

[outdoor_lover]

@big_load
Can't wait to hear what you say when you're actually old...

[Dschur]

We see them working in the morning I thought it had something to do with the construction on Mt Ord area of 87 ..Haven't seen anything in the Payson Paper either..

[Alston_Neal]

Ya the Mt. Ord /87 construction seems to be a runaway truck ramp and hill cutback like on I-17 west of Camp Verde. This appears to be unrelated.