About 48 miles of Oatman Road, aka Route 66, from just west of Kingman, Ariz., to Golden Shores, Ariz., is being slated for “pavement reconstruction” by Mohave County with President-elect Barack Obama’s upcoming economic stimulus package, reports the Mohave Daily News.
The Oatman Road repairs would cost $12 million. Of course, the Obama administration could accept or reject the request.
Don’t be surprised to read more requests like this in the coming days, especially for more-dilapidated sections of the Mother Road. Area highway commissioners, however, should take care to keep the old character of the road as much as possible.