By Jay Taylor | InMaricopa
Traffic on State Route 347 is one of the primary issues facing Maricopa. State representative Teresa Martinez has been fighting for funding to improve the highway since she entered the legislature last year.
Maricopa commuters, Teresa Martinez says she has your back.
Since the failure of Proposition 469 in November – which would have provided funding for improvements to State Routes 347 and 238, as well as other Pinal County highways – Martinez is finding ways to keep those and other vital transportation projects moving forward.
A Republican District 16 representative and the Majority Whip, who represents Maricopa in the Arizona Legislature, Martinez has made transportation in Pinal County her main priority.
And she is delivering results.
Last week, the Legislature passed a bill allocating more than $20 million to the Arizona Rural Transportation Advocacy Council to fund highway projects around the state. It included funding for four improvement projects important to Maricopa drivers:
- Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, from Burris to Anderson roads.
- Green Road, from SR 347 to McDavid Road.
- Sonoran Desert Parkway, from Porter and Fuqua roads.
- Rancho El Dorado Parkway bridge construction and Santa Rosa Wash improvements in the area.
