Peoria Eyes Significant Transportation Funding Source
By Philip Haldiman for Independent Newsmedia A significant funding source that has generated about $4.3B in tax revenues since 2006 for transportation in Peoria and throughout Maricopa County expires in 2025, so city officials are planning to ensure they get a piece of the pie if funding is renewed. Proposition 400, approved by 58 percent of Maricopa County voters […]
$35M Requested for Riggs Road Improvements
Source: inMaricopa.com A state lawmaker from Maricopa is taking a direct route to fund an overpass on State Route 347 across Riggs Road. Rep. Bret Roberts is the primary sponsor of House Bill 2802. The brief text of the bill asks for the allocation of $35M for the construction. If passed, the money would be […]
Valley Transportation Planners ‘Imagine’ Another Sales Tax Extension
By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Transportation planners for Maricopa County are getting an early start on plans to extend Prop. 400 – a 0.5 percent sales tax increase approved back in 2005. Not only did they unveil their new “Imagine” proposition at the December APA/ASLA Networking Event Wednesday, Dec. 5, but they […]
Transportation Projects in Arizona
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Directly following the keynote address of Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, was a high-level discussion involving Dallas Hammit, ADOT Deputy Director of transportation/state engineer; Eric Anderson, Maricopa Association of Governments Transportation Director, and David Martin, President of the Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors. Coordinating on […]
$1B+ Windfall Boosts East Valley Freeways
By Paul Maryniak for East Valley Tribune East Valley motorists in the coming years will reap a significant part of a billion-dollar windfall that will jump-start upgrades on several key highways in the region. That forecast to the Chandler Chamber of Commerce came recently from Bob Hazlett, senior engineering manager for the Maricopa Association of […]
ASU Takes Lead in U.S. Transportation
Arizona State University researchers are poised to help boost innovation in the planning and design of future enhancements to the nation’s transportation systems. ASU has been named the lead institution for a new U.S. Department of Transportation Tier 1 University Transportation Center that will focus on improving regional travel demand forecasting. The center’s work will […]