Connect with us
This year’s Wild West Music Fest featured chart-topping star LeAnn Rimes, who—while not singing specifically about State Route 347—captured the essence of Maricopa’s growing traffic woes...
Maricopa City Council took decisive action on August 8, 2024, unanimously approving the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Smith-Enke Road and Desert...
![Maricopa City Councilmember Vincent Manfredi speaks to the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 26, 2025. [azleg.gov]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Manfredi-Issues-Urgent-Call-for-SR-347-Support-at-Capitol-1000x600.png)
![Maricopa City Councilmember Vincent Manfredi speaks to the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 26, 2025. [azleg.gov]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Manfredi-Issues-Urgent-Call-for-SR-347-Support-at-Capitol-400x240.png)
![Maricopa City Councilmember Vincent Manfredi speaks to the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 26, 2025. [azleg.gov]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Manfredi-Issues-Urgent-Call-for-SR-347-Support-at-Capitol-80x80.png)
Maricopa City Councilmember Vincent Manfredi addressed the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 26, 2025, emphasizing the urgent need for road improvements along State...
![Arizona State Transportation Board members Ted Maxwell and Richard Searle listen during a meeting on Jan. 12 at Maricopa City Hall. The last meeting held in Maricopa took place in September 2022. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Yuma-Maricopans-Present-20-Million-Proposal-for-Highway-347-1000x600.jpg)
![Arizona State Transportation Board members Ted Maxwell and Richard Searle listen during a meeting on Jan. 12 at Maricopa City Hall. The last meeting held in Maricopa took place in September 2022. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Yuma-Maricopans-Present-20-Million-Proposal-for-Highway-347-400x240.jpg)
![Arizona State Transportation Board members Ted Maxwell and Richard Searle listen during a meeting on Jan. 12 at Maricopa City Hall. The last meeting held in Maricopa took place in September 2022. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Yuma-Maricopans-Present-20-Million-Proposal-for-Highway-347-80x80.jpg)
Members of the Arizona State Transportation Board, including Ted Maxwell and Richard Searle, convened on January 12 at Maricopa City Hall, marking the first meeting in...
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has made a significant commitment to the expansion of State Route 347, approving a $20 million budget allocation contingent upon...
![From left Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr, U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, Mayor Nancy Smith and Councilmember Vincent Manfredi stand for a photo in Crane's Washington, D.C. office on March 6, 2025. [Submitted]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Washington-DC-Leaders-Rally-for-SR-347-Initiative-1000x600.jpg)
![From left Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr, U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, Mayor Nancy Smith and Councilmember Vincent Manfredi stand for a photo in Crane's Washington, D.C. office on March 6, 2025. [Submitted]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Washington-DC-Leaders-Rally-for-SR-347-Initiative-400x240.jpg)
![From left Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr, U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, Mayor Nancy Smith and Councilmember Vincent Manfredi stand for a photo in Crane's Washington, D.C. office on March 6, 2025. [Submitted]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/In-Washington-DC-Leaders-Rally-for-SR-347-Initiative-80x80.jpg)
Several members of the Maricopa City Council traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to advocate for the city’s pressing infrastructure needs. Their visit concluded today. In...
![A new metal tree sculpture sits outside of Maricopa's city hall on Jan. 29, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/City-Set-to-Reveal-Stunning-15K-Tree-Sculpture-Tomorrow-1000x600.jpg)
![A new metal tree sculpture sits outside of Maricopa's city hall on Jan. 29, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/City-Set-to-Reveal-Stunning-15K-Tree-Sculpture-Tomorrow-400x240.jpg)
![A new metal tree sculpture sits outside of Maricopa's city hall on Jan. 29, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/City-Set-to-Reveal-Stunning-15K-Tree-Sculpture-Tomorrow-80x80.jpg)
A new metal tree sculpture has taken its place outside Maricopa’s City Hall as of January 29, 2025. The piece, crafted by Arizona’s leading tree sculptor,...
