U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities in Arizona and across the country.
Read More »Over $2B will help roads, bridges, bike lanes in Arizona, other states
Legislators file bills to extend Maricopa County’s transportation tax 
Legislature 2020: How to spend surplus of money 
State lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to deal with something they appear to have plenty: Money and who gets it.
Read More »Agencies make case for new spending, but most requests likely doomed
Gov. Doug Ducey is looking for good policies and savings. But requests for money from the general fund, the state’s all-purpose kitty, are tougher to justify than those that come from other sources, like grants and fees.
Read More »Growing pains on roads across the state
Phoenix commuters spent an average of 51 hours stuck in traffic per year, ranking 13th nationally, just ahead of Philadelphia, according to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard from researchers at Texas A&M University.
Read More »Ducey’s hand out for fed fix of state roads
Unwilling to even consider a gas tax hike, Gov. Doug Ducey is now counting on the Trump administration to help Arizona deal with its road-construction needs.
Read More »Facing ‘decaying infrastructure,’ transportation committee moves toward hiking gas tax
State lawmakers took the first steps this afternoon to asking voters to hike what they pay every time they fill up their cars and trucks.
Read More »Counties, cities hope HURF restoration will become permanent 
For cities and counties, 2016 represented at least a temporary reprieve in the long-running sweep of road maintenance funds they’ve spent years trying to reverse.
Read More »State board to discuss transportation funding for Arizona
State officials plan a brainstorming session on transportation funding.
Read More »McCain: Senate transportation bill would provide long-term certainty
Few things are as essential to economic growth and development as our nation’s roads. In a state as expansive as Arizona, riders understand the importance of having sound infrastructure, especially when it fails, as it did with the recent bridge collapse on I-10 in California not far from the Arizona border that continues to impact travelers across our state and region.
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