By Monica D. Spencer | InMaricopa
As usual, Maricopans stood up to speak for State Route 347.
A handful of residents were joined by Maricopa and Pinal County politicians this morning at an Arizona State Transportation Board meeting in Yuma.
Their goal? Asking for the state highway to be added to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s five-year construction program.
The advocates spoke about statistics and safety issues. Pinal County Supervisor Rich Vitiello (R-Maricopa) introduced that board’s new plan to commit $20 million, something he thinks wowed the transportation board.
“I got a big smile out of them. It was a small wow factor,” Vitiello said of the meeting. “I’m hoping it puts them over the edge to put us in the five-year plan.”
