Rail and roads
The iArizona Committee is headed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith and backed by a broad coalition of local politicians, construction contractors and business interests. Their ultimate goal is to boost Arizona’s economy and status as a transportation hub connecting Los Angeles, Dallas and Mexico, as well as linking Arizona’s manufacturing and economic hubs to one another.
Despite funding shortfalls, regional transportation plan creeps along
A several-billion-dollar projected shortfall is stalling work on the transportation plan to build a system that keeps people and goods moving throughout Maricopa County during the next two decades.