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Roberts: $35 million for Riggs Road overpass proof of Manfredi’s value to Maricopa

By Bret Roberts It is an understatement to say Vince is one of the hardest working people I know. I've personally seen him put the...

$35M for Riggs Road overpass survives state budget process

A $35 million appropriation for a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs Road is part of the state's $12.8 billion spending plan, with most...
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Conservative lawmakers label Riggs Road overpass as ‘pork’

If you’re among those who have started dreaming of an easier commute on State Route 347 to the Valley because funding has been appropriated...
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$35M for Riggs Road overpass not a done deal yet

The Arizona legislature’s first draft budget proposal includes $35 million for a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs Road but it's not a done...
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As Riggs Road overpass bill advances, council kicks in $1M

Maricopa City Council put its money where its mouth is on Tuesday night for a safer State Route 347. The council approved the transfer of...
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Roberts asks $35 million for Riggs Road overpass

A state lawmaker from Maricopa is taking a direct route to fund an overpass on State Route 347 across Riggs Road. Rep. Bret Roberts (R-District...

Overnight closure next week for Riggs overpass

Late night commuters, take note! The westbound lane on the Riggs Road overpass at Interstate 10 will close for a few hours Monday night for...

Road Warrior: Meet the man behind ‘347Facts.com’

After a year of rolling out the cold, hard facts about State Route 347, James Singleton’s website has created a following running all the...

Poll: Few agree with Hobbs over 347, Riggs cutback

InMaricopa readers this week overwhelmingly said improvements to State Route 347 at Riggs Road are tax dollars well spent.   More than 1,200 readers responded to...

Governor wants to end Riggs, 347 project

Part of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed $1 billion in state deficit cuts will drive some Maricopa motorists mad. The governor proposes axing a $25 million...
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), and in coordination with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has initiated a study for a proposed traffic interchange at Riggs Road and State Route (SR) 347 to address traffic congestion and safety.

Study for proposed traffic Interchange at Riggs Road

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), and in coordination with the...

O’Halleran believes deal within reach for SR 347 widening and overpass

You’re dead-still in The Line, hands seared to your steering wheel, about 3 miles deep in stalled traffic on State Route 347. You and roughly...
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House passes bill with $35M for 347 overpass at Riggs

The Arizona House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would appropriate $35 million for construction of a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs...
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Transportation Committee approves SR347-Riggs overpass

A state House bill appropriating $35 million to construct an overpass at State Route 347 and Riggs Road passed out of the Transportation Committee...

Councilmember: You can help Riggs overpass bill succeed

By Vincent Manfredi, Maricopa City Councilmember The city of Maricopa needs your help today. As you may have read recently, state Rep. Bret Roberts has...

Transportation Committee OKs SR347/Riggs overpass

House Bill 2802 passed out of the House Transportation Committee on a 7-0 vote today. Two members of the nine-person committee were absent. The bill, sponsored...

POLL: Congestion biggest safety issue on SR 347

An InMaricopa reader poll this week shows State Route 347 commuters think congestion is the biggest safety issue on that embattled road, according to...
Vice Mayor Amber Liermann and Councilmember Eric Goettl review parts of the city's 2024 operational budget with Mayor Nancy Smith on April 24, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

3 things to know about the new city budget

Members of the Budget and Finance Council Subcommittee got a sneak peek Wednesday afternoon of the city’s hefty 2024 operating budget. And unlike the state’s...

ADOT seeks public comments on SR 347, I-10

Maricopa, now’s your chance to tell the Arizona Department of Transportation how you really feel. Public comment opened today for ADOT’s tentative five-year construction program,...

Driving into the sunset: Maricopa’s lawmaker was right about transportation department woes

Rep. Teresa Martinez, the vice chair for the Arizona House Transportation Committee and one of Maricopa’s representatives in the state house, posed the question...

Housing need focus of Mayor’s ‘State of the City’

Mayor Nancy Smith pitched Maricopa’s vast cornucopia of future housing subdivisions, which are driving new businesses, road projects, government growth and recreational enhancements. Delivering her...

Lawmaker to confront gov with hundreds of angry letters about 347

State Rep. Teresa Martinez has a message for the governor about State Route 347.    The Republican lawmaker will deliver a growing stack of letters —...
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From Point A to Point B: Republican puts politics aside in name of safety

It’s a hot morning in late June and while traveling to Maricopa on State Route 347, you notice traffic backing up. It’s hard to...
The intersection of 347 and I-10, taken July 3rd, 2023. [Bryan Mordt]

Voters outside county could solve SR 347 puzzle

After a year of political wrangling in the state legislature, voters will decide whether to extend Prop 400, a half-cent sales tax that funds...
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Martinez concerned ADOT ‘has run amok’

Rep. Teresa Martinez wants Maricopa to know she stands by her infrastructure promises.  In a city council meeting Tuesday, Martinez provided example after example of...

City leaders speak at Province town hall

Mayor Nancy Smith, Vice Mayor Rich Vitiello, Councilmember Vincent Manfredi and Chief of Police Mark Goodman spoke at town hall event at Province Community...

Mayor Smith cites 5 key points in announcing run for new term

Maricopa Mayor Nancy Smith, appointed to the position last August to complete the term of Christian Price, confirmed Wednesday she will seek election to...

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...

‘Come hell or high water:’ Despite defeat of Prop. 469, Martinez leads ongoing efforts...

Proposition 469 to improve transportation, most notably roads, across Pinal County was defeated in the General Election. Still, processes are moving forward that could result...

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Hello, Maricopa! This is my first direct message to you as the new InMaricopa editorial director, and I have to say I am so impressed...
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