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Officials hail $50 million local match as key to Maricopa State Route 347 improvements
Summary
Maricopa leaders and Pinal County supervisors described a multiagency funding effort that puts State Route 347 on ADOT's five‑year plan, securing local contributions — the city’s half‑cent sales tax plus county funds — to advance widening, overpasses and repaving projects intended to reduce accidents and congestion.
City and county officials on July 2 described a years‑long effort that has pushed improvements to State Route 347 — a major north‑south corridor through Maricopa — onto the Arizona Department of Transportation’s five‑year plan by combining local dollars and state project prioritization.
Supervisor Richard Vialaito (Rich) told the board that the city of Maricopa raised a half‑cent sales tax that produced roughly $30 million, and Pinal County supervisors committed $20 million — together providing $50 million in local matching funds intended…
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