County ballot issue by Raquel Hendrickson -could add lanes to SR 347
By Raquel Hendrickson | InMaricopa
A half-cent sales tax could relieve some of the traffic pressure on State Route 347, if Pinal County voters go for it.
The Board of Supervisors had expected to to place a Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) proposal on the November ballot during its Wednesday meeting. However, according to County Manager Greg Stanley, push-back on the half-cent sales tax has the RTA calling a special meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m. They will consider revising the plan.
The tax would raise approximately $14.6 million annually over the next 20 years for 13 transportation improvement projects around the county.
High on the priority list is adding one lane each direction on the nine-mile stretch of SR 347 from the city of Maricopa to the Maricopa County line.
