haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz ðæt ˈʌltᵻmətli ðɪ ˌɛsˈɑːɹ fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛkʃən wʌz nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪnðə nˈuː ɹˈaʊt dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən—ðə pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ˌɛsˈɑːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɐlˈaɪnmənt ɐpˈɪɹz ɔnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː mˈæp wˌaɪl ðə vˈæli ʌv fˈaɪɚ ɹˈoʊd ænd sˈʌðɚnmˌoʊst mˈaɪlz ʌv ˌɛsˈɑːɹ twˈɛlv wɜː lˈɛft wɪðˌaʊt nˈuː stˈeɪt ɹˈaʊt nˈʌmbɚz.
However, it appears that ultimately the SR 40 section was not included in the new route designation—the present-day SR 169 alignment appears on the 1982 map while the Valley of Fire Road and southernmost miles of SR 12 were left without new state route numbers.