Cochise County details multi‑year road and bridge projects, schedules and funding gaps

Cochise County engineers told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 30 that a slate of road and bridge projects — including long‑running work on Davis Road, design for Mohsin Road, scoping for several timber bridges and a public hearing on adding or dropping maintenance of county roads — will proceed over the next several years but remain dependent on grants and state interagency approvals.

County Engineer Jack, who presented the update, said the county has been “working on Davis Road since the mid, 2005” to address drainage and make the road passable in all weather, and that the project has risen in priority with a new commercial port of entry expected to open in 2028. “We should have those plans updated 2026 and then construction starting next year,” Jack said, and added the project requires a new NEPA clearance. He also said the county has a grant and HEERF funds allocated to the effort.

The county described the Davis Road work as targeted repairs to flooding and safety problem locations and not a full lane expansion; Jack said the design includes 8‑foot shoulders on segments from Central Highway to State Highway 191 and a realignment at milepost 5 to…