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SR 347 overpass clears hurdles; ADOT set to vote on funding Friday
The city is closer than ever to realizing its goal of securing state funding to construct a highway overpass for State Route...
State railroad overpass funding could be approved June 13; construction could start in 2018
The State Transportation Board recommended Tuesday the Arizona Department of Transportation put the State Route 347 grade separation crossing over the Union Pacific Railroad...
City’s steadfast push for overpass pays off
The persistent efforts of city leaders to secure funds for a much-needed overpass in the heart of Maricopa have shined a light on the...
Public meeting for SR347 overpass project Thursday
A public meeting concerning the possible construction of an overpass on State Route 347 will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Maricopa...
Ak-Chin Community joins city in working for RR overpass
The Maricopa City Council met with the Ak-Chin Tribal Council Monday to discuss how the two groups can work together on transportation, education and...
City aggressively pursues State Route 347 overpass
Planes, trains, automobiles and a helicopter.Maricopa leaders have taken to the sky to solve the problem of separating the Union Pacific railroad tracks from...
Mayor lobbies Rep. Grijalva for railroad overpass
Politicians in Washington, D.C., might soon be discussing whether to fund a railroad crossing overpass, among other proposed improvements, right here in Maricopa.
History: Law of the land
In the late 1950s, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office built a substation and jail in Maricopa just east of West Garvey Avenue.
Even after Maricopa was...
Vitiello quitting city council for supe bid
Maricopa City Councilmember Rich Vitiello submitted his letter of resignation, effective April 1.
Vitiello, who has served as a city leader since 2018, said in...
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,...
Dead biker was over 100 mph during crash: Report
A motorcyclist killed while fleeing from police earlier this month was travelling over 100 miles per hour when he crashed, according to newly released...
347 becomes battleground for state funding
City leaders are turning up the heat on Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is considering some $67 million in budget cuts to improvements along State...
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...
Historic rest stop
The Maricopa Hotel was owned and operated by Arthur Deal (pictured with his son) from 1917 to 1931. It sat on a plot of...
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...
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...
I-10 widening in Pinal County to start this year
The Arizona Department of Transportation disbursed $95 million in grant dollars for the widening of 10 miles of Interstate 10 through Pinal County.
Work is...
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 —...
Hobbs bragged about 347 funding before axing it
The governor gives and the governor takes away.
Gov. Katie Hobbs, in a video delivered to the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce-hosted Women in Government Economic...
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...
Pedestrian bridge construction planned this year
A long-awaited pedestrian bridge in Maricopa should start coming to life soon.
Construction on the bridge that will cross the Union Pacific Railroad tracks onto...
HISTORY: Signs of change
The O.S. Stapley store opened in 1955 south of the railroad tracks and east of Maricopa High School on Maricopa Road. The store carried...
WALM-ART: Retail giant’s 5 symbols of Maricopa
One of Maricopa’s best-kept secrets comes in the way of artwork inside Walmart.
And nobody can name the artist.
Even a Walmart manager who said she...
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...
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...
20 YEARS: One community united for the future
On the bustling crossroads of Honeycutt and Porter Roads, and once more at the juncture of Honeycutt and Plainview, Maricopa’s residents are met with...
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...
History: Maricopa Road’s metamorphosis
In the 1950s (below), the intersection of Maricopa Road and what later became the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, was the business district north of the...
FIRST LOOK: Western bar could bring nightlife
Nightlife in Maricopa sits just over the horizon. Or, in the case of Duke’s Roadhouse, just past the overpass.
The former pawn shop on Maricopa...