PINAL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FLORENCE, ARIZONA 85232 P. O. BOX 727 31 N.PINAL , BUILDINGF PUBLIC NOTICE May 2007 Primitive On March 21, 2007 during regular ses- sion of the Pinal County Board of Su- Protecting and enhancing the quality of life in Pinal County. pervisors, the Board adopted 73 - ways as primitive roads. A listing of the adopted primitive roads is available to PINAL COUNTY DEPARTMENT download at: OF PUBLIC WORKS http://www.co.pinal.az.us/PubWorks/ 31 N. PINAL STREET, BUILDING F P. O. BOX 727 Within the FLORENCE, ARIZONA 85232 next few (520)866-6411 months, you will notice signs being placed on the RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ROAD primitive NOT COUNTY OWNED roads. The OR VISITOR PINAL COUNTYRESIDENT signs will serve to alert the traveling public to use the roads at their own risk and warn them that the roadway sur- face is not regularly maintained.

Please note, primitive roads will continue to be maintained in basi- cally the same condition and at the same frequency as they are cur- rently receiving.

Additional information on primitive roads is available on the website ad- dress listed above or by contacting Kathy Borquez at: 520-866-6406 or [email protected]. Primitive Roads

Introduction has designated certain roads as Purpose Pinal County “primitive roads” in accordance to Ari- The purpose of the primitive roads Board of Supervi- zona Revised Statute 28-6706. designation is to improve safety on sors (the Board) roadways through signing by: 1) may spend public Background cautioning the traveling public to monies for main- In July 1994, a state law was passed that use the roads at their own risk; tenance of public gives the board of supervisors, or the and, 2) warning the traveling public roads other than legally designated governing body of a city or town, the that the roadway surface is not state and county highways provided authority to designate public roads regularly maintained. that the roads: were constructed within its jurisdiction as primitive without cost to the county; and, roads. The statute provides that a Designation completed pursuant to an ap- primitive road is a public roadway that: The Department identified and proved plat in accordance with is not a state or county ; was nominated 79 roadways or road standard engineering road specifi- opened to the public before June 13, segments within Pinal County for cations; or, were constructed and 1975; and, was not constructed to consideration for the primitive opened before June 13, 1975, even county standards. The statute further roads designation by the Board. if the roads were not constructed provides that the county, city or town The characteristics of the roadways to county road standards. must place signs on every road desig- are described below: nated as a primitive road in locations • Were not built to county road Pinal County, through its Depart- adequate to warn the public. standards; ment of Public Works (the Depart- The Board adopted Resolution Number ment) maintains a road inventory 70997 in July 1997 which gives Pinal • Have inconsistent or irregular of approximately 2,100 miles which County the authority to establish a widths; includes county highways, standard primitive roads classification. The reso- and non-standard public roads. lution states that • Have a surface which can vary One of the primary missions of the the Board can from native material, rock or gravel to substandard pavement; Department is to construct and nominate and maintain a safe and efficient trans- designate certain • Have poor to non-existent drain- portation system. To further its roads as primi- age; and, fundamental responsibility of im- tive. proving roadway safety, the Board • Have little or no roadway signing.