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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Anthem July 4th celebration returns BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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nthem’s Independence Day Celebration has been a community tradition for many years — and it’s returning on July 3. After the stress and isolation of the past year, Kristi Northcutt, senior director of community relations, said it is important to come together as a community and celebrate. “These events give you the opportunity to enjoy the community park, the neighbors
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Transportation plan calls for I-17 improvements BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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our corridors for passenger and freight traffic will be expanded and improved under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s five-year construction program approved recently by the State Transportation Board. The 2022-2026 Five-Year Program, which also includes more than $1 billion in pavement preservation projects, will fund several projects to widen highways and improve safety that include:
• Adding lanes along Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and Sunset Point, with construction on the $328 million project beginning in 2022. • Replacing the Gila River bridges on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. Construction for the $83 million project is targeted for 2023. • Constructing the first phase of the I-40/ US 93 West Kingman interchange. The $70 million project is expected to begin by 2024. • Widening US 93 between Tegner Street and Wickenburg Ranch Way. The $41 mil-
lion project is scheduled for 2022. Funding of more than $1 billion on pavement preservation projects will bring 581 lane miles of pavement from fair and poor condition to good condition. The widening projects on I-17 and I-10 are advancing through ADOT’s partnership with the Maricopa Association of Governments, the regional planning agency that has committed some of the funds for those improvements. “I want to thank the Board for their
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