The map shows the road sections, in orange, to be upgraded as part of a $152 million road improvement project in San Juan County, partially through the Navajo Nation. (Photo: Utah Department of ...

A historic shift took place in San Juan County, Utah, on Tuesday, when more than 100 years of control by white conservatives on the county commission came to an end.

The purported road, now known as D5314, is one of 2,300 routes across public land in San Juan County that the state is seeking title to in a long-running court battle over so-called RS2477 roads.