The massive bill calls for a facelift to the nation’s roads, bridges and railways. Author: Joe Dana Updated: 7:24 PM MST April 5, 2021
PHOENIX President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to the American people on Wednesday.
The massive bill calls for a facelift to the nation’s roads, bridges and railways.
Arizona stands to benefit
Arizona could benefit from several big-dollar proposals.
“These are historic times so a lot of big-dollar proposals are coming out,” said Nathan Pryor, Policy and Government Relations Director for the Maricopa Association of Governments.
Pryor says as a fast-growing region, the greater Phoenix area is a prime candidate for investment in the president’s proposed American Jobs Plan.
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For the second straight session, state Rep. Bret Roberts introduced
legislation, House Bill 2068, in January seeking $35 million
toward construction of an overpass on SR347 at Riggs
Road, the most dangerous intersection on the 13-mile
stretch between I-10 and the Maricopa city limits. Photo by Merenzi Young / Eye of Odin Studios
Roberts works to speed SR347 improvements
Bret Roberts drives the dangerous highway a dozen times a week for most of the year.
The Maricopa resident has seen serious accidents on State Route 347, sat in its traffic and witnessed people driving recklessly on the four-lane highway with three high-speed intersections, daring to become another statistic.
With the retirement last year of Town Engineer Randy Harrell, who served Fountain Hills for 29 years, the Public Works Department needed an experienced civil engineer to fill this important staff role. The town was able to find the right person just across the hall.
After serving and learning under Harrell as assistant town engineer, Anh Harambasic was promoted to town engineer. She started those duties on Dec. 7, 2020. The town interviewed two highly qualified candidates for the position, but Harambasic was selected based on the combination of her work experience and outstanding performance.
Harambasic had worked as the assistant town engineer since 2017. The assistant position is designed to provide the experience and skills necessary to become a town engineer.