The Arizona Department of Transportation has closed some state routes east of Phoenix as the Bush Fire rages, almost doubling in size since Wednesday morning.
State Route (SR) 87 is closed from Payson (milepost 251) to Bush Highway. SR 188 is closed between SR 87 (milepost 276) and Roosevelt Lake (milepost 243). In addition, SR 88 is closed between Apache Lake (milepost 229) and SR 188 (milepost 242)