By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothills News
Residents reacted with skepticism last week to assurances from Phoenix Street Transportation Department representatives that the pending Chandler Boulevard extension will handle traffic when Pecos Road is temporarily shut down for construction of the South Mountain Freeway.
During the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee meeting Aug. 22, audience members peppered Chris Turner-Noteware, deputy street transportation director, with questions and expressions of doubt about the accuracy of her department’s traffic projections.
