On Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR) will be conducting a public meeting to discuss the temporary closing of SR 347.
The meeting will be held at the Maricopa Unified School District Administration Building, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.
Residents will have the opportunity to hear presentations and ask questions of representative from UPRR, the Arizona Department of Transportation, city officials and others.
The UPRR double tracking construction project requires that SR 347 be closed Nov. 21-22 in Maricopa. Traffic from the north will be rerouted west on W. Honeycutt Avenue just beyond the Maricopa Domestic Water facility, then routed south along the detour over the tracks, continuing to Edwards Avenue and vice-versa for traffic from the south.
Once reopened, SR 347 will remain restricted to one lane both north and south of the crossing for an additional six weeks in order to reconstruct the inner lanes, outer lanes, curb and gutter through the crossing.
For additional information please contact Assistant to the City Manager Paul Jepson at 602-672-6024 or by email at [email protected].
If you go:
What: UPRR meeting on SR 347 closure traffic rerouting
When: Thursday, Oct. 29; 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: MUSD District Office, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.
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