By Isaac Windes | Arizona Capitol Times
Gov. Doug Ducey plans to lobby the White House for hundreds of millions of dollars as Arizona’s transportation infrastructure reaches what state, city and business officials are calling crisis levels.
If the governor delivers, it will be the first big major infusion of transportation cash in a while, as previous efforts to raise money for roads have faltered. The Republican-dominated state Capitol is also unwilling to consider any tax hike to fund road projects. Instead, lawmakers have throughout the years conveniently raided money set aside for roads and used it for maintaining various state operations.
Eric Anderson, transportation director for the Maricopa Association of Governments, said despite local governments’ best efforts, road quality problems permeate throughout much of Arizona, including in some major cities.
