The testimony from rural representatives laid bare the dismal state of local roads and the immense toll that deferred maintenance has on rural Arizona’s ability to compete for new jobs and economic development opportunities – furthering the urban rural divide that plagues much of the America today and American politics in general.
The elected officials will share details regarding local and regional transportation needs including issues such as funding, conditions, and maintenance.
The testimony from rural representatives revealed a troubling picture – local roads in desperate need of repair and lack of funding to address their maintenance needs.
In discussing funding for Arizona’s highways, streets and road maintenance, Kristine Ward, Chief Financial Officer of the Arizona Department of Transportation, confirmed, “We have greater needs than we have revenues to meet those needs.â€
State is suffering from growing maintenance gap since the fuel tax was last addressed in 1991
The legislation would provide new federal assistance to complete the required Tier II Environmental Impact Study for segments of the project.
The Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors filed an appeal of Judge Sherry K. Stephens decision to permit the anti-light rail initiative to move forward to an August election in the City of Phoenix.
AZAGC would like to encourage Democrats and Republicans to work on a solution to solve the infrastructure funding problems facing Arizona and our country.
The Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. has sent letters to Tuscon Mayor Rothschild and the entire council expressing opposition to their recent passage of Resolution 22736. The resolution will result in less competition by excluding law abiding contractors from bidding work in Tucson
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