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Surprise, regional officials battle traffic issues

Leaders taking notice of complaints in north part of Surprise

Surprise City Councilmember Nick Haney speaks to residents about traffic solutions in the northern part of the city at one of his district meetings Dec. 20.

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Surprise Transportation Director Eric Boyles shows two residents plans for traffic flow in the northern part of the city during a city meeting Dec. 20 at Asante Preparatory Academy.

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Hundreds of residents attended City Councilmember Nick Haney’s Dec. 20 community meeting to hear about traffic fixes in the northern part of the city.

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Nick Rabonza and his wife, Annette, are longtime Surprise residents who moved to their home in Asante three years ago.

Like other residents in the north Surprise area, they’ve been affected by the traffic backups at Grand and 163rd avenues.

What should be a seven-minute drive to her job at Banner Del Webb Hospital in Sun City West actually takes Annette around half an hour.

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