A permit to solve a possible safety issue led to a traffic problem in Maricopa earlier this week. Conversations among the officials involved seems to have solved the problem.
According to Arizona Department of Transportation spokesman Dustin Krugel, ADOT issued a permit to Vintage Partners, developer of Maricopa Station, to allow temporary lane closures along State Route 347 at Smith Enke Road. It was an effort to maintain a safe work zone for the development next to CVS.
The closures initially were during the morning rush hour, and traffic backed up in all directions as northbound drivers tried to squeeze into one lane and drivers on other streets were caught in intersections. Officials with the City of Maricopa brought the problem to the attention of Vintage Partners, which then worked to adjust its schedule.
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