PHOENIX — Relief may finally be on the way for motorists who get snarled in traffic in the corridor between the state’s two largest cities.
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Mayor Craig McFarland talks with PinalCentral Co-Publisher Donovan Kramer Jr. about ongoing efforts to widen I-10 between Chandler and Casa Grande.
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