Voters Approve RTA Next Plan to Fund Transit for 20 Years in Unofficial Results

Voters approve RTA Next plan to fund transit for 20 years in unofficial results

Lee en español Pima County voters are projected to approve the RTA Next transportation plan, extending a half-cent sales tax to fund regional road and transit projects for the next 20 years, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. Voters supported Propositions 418 and 419, the two measures that make up the plan. Preliminary results showed 60.42% of voters have said yes to Prop. 418, which asks voters to approve the new transporta…

Voters in Arizona Approve $2.67 Billion Transportation Plan

What happened: Voters in Pima County, Ariz., which includes Tucson, March 10 renewed a 20-year, $2.67 billion investment in the regional transportation plan. The revenue, generated by a half-cent sales tax, was originally approved by voters in 2006. An estimated $1.42 billion will be used for roadway projects, $178 million for rehabilitating arterial roads in poor condition... Source