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City to acquire final parcels for East-West Corridor

The Maricopa City Council took the final steps in preparation for the construction of the initial portion of the East-West Corridor, which will connect...
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City OKs $1M for East-West Corridor right of way

The Maricopa City Council has approved funding to acquire a right of way along Farrell Road for the long-awaited East-West transportation corridor. The proposed parkway...

Public frustrated with east-west corridor timeline

The main concern of Maricopa community members during an information meeting on the East-West Corridor Study Wednesday wasn’t how the project would be funded,...

Public input sought on east-west corridor

In cooperation and coordination with the cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande, Pinal County is conducting a study to evaluate a new east-west transportation...

County’s east-west corridor study begins

Pinal County, in cooperation and coordination with the cities of Casa Grande and Maricopa, is initiating a study to examine new transportation routes that...

City creating jobs, economic prosperity by funding transportation corridor

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors established the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority (PRTA) in 2015 as a public improvement and taxing subdivision of the...

23,000-acre park to rise from mountains west of Maricopa

The legendary naturalist John Muir was an early advocate for preserving the wilderness of America. Called the “Father of our National Parks,” he was passionate...
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Developers, city agree – EW corridor key to future transportation

With all the development planned for south Maricopa and areas that currently are still part of Pinal County, transportation for those areas will need...
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West Side Story: Wave of development drives city forward

It is impossible to miss all the construction activity in Maricopa. Graders and bulldozers moving earth on vacant land. Road crews improving and widening streets....
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6 key projects west of SR 347

There is a long list of active and planned residential and commercial projects on Maricopa’s west side. Here are six that look to change...
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$25M east-west thoroughfare is transportation priority

Improving transportation flow and relieving traffic congestion was on the minds of city officials during a recent planning session. One priority is a nearly two-mile-long,...

East-West Parkway presentation in Maricopa Thursday

Pinal County, in coordination with the cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande, is holding informational meetings to invite the public to comment on a...

Planning, transportation and water go before council this week

Over a series of meetings this week, the Maricopa City Council is taking on planning and infrastructure issues. A work session tonight includes...

Plans stoked for first pot shop

Trulieve proposes Maricopa’s first marijuana dispensary in an effort to relieve a growing need for weed in a fast-growing city.  The company based in Quincy,...

Study: Green Road loop plan supports Maricopa’s future traffic demands

The City of Maricopa this week released a feasibility study of the first phase of the so-called Green Road loop, proposed to relieve the...

My way or the highway

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. For the city of Maricopa and the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Charles Dickens’ timeless...

Maricopa moving forward with Sonoran Desert Parkway

In response to the ongoing battle for control over a crucial Sonoran Desert Parkway intersection between Maricopa and the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the city...

P&Z approves rezoning 308 acres for residential project

The Planning & Zoning commission on Monday unanimously approved a zoning map amendment for a 308-acre, single-family home development in the southeastern part of...

Sonoran Desert Parkway an indicator of city’s infrastructure capability

Is Maricopa capable of building big-budget infrastructure projects to help move motorists in high-demand areas? City Councilmember Bob Marsh believes so. Marsh said in a video...

P&Z approves new Lakes Park plan, amenities

A major development review of the plan for the city’s newest park received unanimous approval this week from the Planning & Zoning Commission. The park...

Prop. 469 to fund road improvements, including SR 347, headed for defeat

Updated at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022. Pinal County voters, who have been clamoring for better transportation, specifically widening and improving State Route 347,...

Mayor: Prop 469 would help all Maricopans

As the new mayor of the City of Maricopa, I remain concerned about an old problem that needs to be addressed. Roads and freeways...

Opinion: Prop. 469 would deliver better quality of life to Pinal County

We can improve the quality of life in Pinal County for years to come by voting YES on Proposition 469. Among many other projects, the...

I-10 project could give city another way to access freeway, relieve SR 347

Improvements coming to Interstate 10 along the Wild Horse Pass Corridor could benefit Maricopa, including another potential way to reach the freeway to augment...

Council approves zoning for single-family housing on 326 acres

City Council unanimously approved zoning changes Tuesday allowing DR Horton’s 326-acre, single-family housing development known as Murphy and Farrell to move forward. The action converted...

ADOT outlines plans for SR 347/I-10 interchange

The Arizona Department of Transportation, which is studying methods for improving traffic flow at the State Route 347/Interstate 10 interchange, is proposing a diverging-diamond...

City Council election: Learn about the candidates

Adam Leach Age: 43 Hometown: Rehoboth, Mass. Years in Maricopa: 16 Family: Married to Tylena; sons Rowan Dickson and Paxton Leach Political background: Republican Community service: I volunteer a lot...

Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road

Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea. The first purpose-built parkway in the...

Poll: Readers skeptical parkway will take traffic off 347

The City of Maricopa broke ground last week on the initial section of the Sonoran Desert Parkway, an East-West route promoted as an alternative...

Council to decide on rezoning of 23 acres of City-owned land

Zoning and land use issues top the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The council will hear public comment and decide on a proposed zoning...
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