here's the deal, i probably use that road more often than you have ever used the trunk road, It has a great staging area for riding dirtbikes and there is an awesome camping spot on that road. That trail absolutely beats the heck out of my truck but not really a concern, i can deal with that. But, when i pull a cargo trailer for winter rides or pull my travel trailer to hidden camping spots, it really does suck.
For any one that wheels and uses that road, its no big deal but there really are no tuff trails anywhere near that road so i am unsure how fixing the road can impact a real wheeler. If you want i can direct you to tuff white knuckle trails that are now illegal but will never be fixed.
In summary, fixing the road is good for us users that access our playground and they will never pave it but i am sure that no one is upset about the paving that has occurred just shy of the 940's first stage area.