Pinal County Unveils 5-Year Plan to Improve Transportation...

Pinal looks at the road ahead, County unveils 5-year plan to improve transportation, from the Arizona Republic, reports that Pinal County officials hope to alleviate some traffic congestion with a five-year plan to add miles of new paved roads and continue maintenance on the county's worn and rough roads. The plan will cost about $24 million, with funding coming from the county's recently extended half-cent transportation sales tax. County officials stressed the capital improvement plan is part of an overall push with developers and state officials to improve Pinal County transportation. ADOT is planning new freeways in the area, but they are at least ten years away. But improvements to existing two-lane state highways could begin in a few years. The article lists the main transportation projects planned for Pinal County. Growth follows the transportation corridors!



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