Pinal RTA sees challenges in SR 347 project
Garnering voter support for a half-cent sales tax increase designed to fund more than 15 county transportation projects, including the widening of State Route 347, is only part of the struggle for Pinal RTA.
The Pinal Regional Transportation Authority held a community open house Tuesday at Maricopa City Hall on the sales tax, which is slated to be on the county’s November ballot. See map
Pinal County Principal Planner Andy Smith said even if the tax is approved and the funds are provided for widening SR 347, the Gila River Indian Community must also be onboard for the expansion, something he thinks may be problematic.
