Months of road construction on SR 347 begins
Road construction on State Route 347 that will cause months of delays for Maricopa motorists traveling to and from the Valley has begun.
The project...
Diamond interchange one of multiple ideas for 347, I-10
The Arizona Department of Transportation is studying alternatives for improving traffic flow and safety at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Route 347/Queen...
Victim in fiery SR 347 crash identified
The victim in Thursday’s fiery fatal crash on State Route 347 has been identified.
Buford Delaughter, 56, of Maricopa was the driver of the Toyota...
Victim in fatal crash identified
The Maricopa Police Department has identified the victim in this morning’s fatal single-car accident at the overpass on John Wayne Parkway as 19-year-old Santino...
Charges filed in SR 347 crash that killed Maricopa woman
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has identified the driver of the vehicle in Sunday’s single-car accident that killed a Maricopa woman.
According to DPS...
Eyewitness describes ‘horrific’ crash that killed 2, injured 2
Two people were killed and two others suffered life-threatening injuries in a car accident shortly after midnight Monday.
The driver and a front-seat passenger died...
ADOT outlines plans for SR 347/I-10 interchange
The Arizona Department of Transportation, which is studying methods for improving traffic flow at the State Route 347/Interstate 10 interchange, is proposing a diverging-diamond...
‘Stars aligning’ on SR347 solution as Gila River signals cooperation
For several years, the rocky relationship between the Gila River Indian Community and the Arizona Department of Transportation hasn't done much to advance a...
Crash kills motorist on SR 347 at Riggs
A motorist was killed on Tuesday morning when a car slammed the back of a box truck on State Route 347 at Riggs Road.
The...
City plans to run ring around congested John Wayne Parkway
Ask Maricopans what improvements are most needed in the city and you'll likely hear a plea to do something about the traffic.
The widening of...
Details emerge in crash that closed SR 347 Sunday night
Some details have emerged regarding the crash that closed SR 347 northbound Sunday night.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety Duty Unit explained the incident...
Girl, 7, ejected from car in SR 347 crash
A 7-year-old girl was ejected from a car in Monday's crash on State Route 347 that closed the southbound lanes of the highway for...
$4M project to help alleviate traffic jams
The Maricopa City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to improve traffic flow near the...
Here’s why you received a Blue Alert on Thursday
If social media is any indication, people in Maricopa are wondering: what is a Blue Alert Warning?
Cellphones clanged about 12:35 p.m. Thursday with the...
Maricopa man on motorcycle killed in crash Wednesday night on SR 347
A two-vehicle fatal collision at State Route 347 and Riggs Road Wednesday night took the life of a Maricopa man.
Anthony Valenzuela, 25, of Maricopa,...
Prepare for SR 347 Restrictions at Maricopa Road
SR 347 RESTRICTIONS LATE THURSDAY EVENING
Where: SR 347 at Maricopa Road
When: 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to 5 a.m. Friday, Jan....
Man carjacks woman, child at gunpoint in neighborhood
A woman and her one-year-old daughter were carjacked Sunday by an armed gunman as they drove through a Maricopa neighborhood.
The victim had stopped her...
Update: SR 347 reopens 5 hours after serious crash
State Route 347, closed for a serious crash about 6 p.m. Monday, has reopened.
The southbound lanes of the highway were closed at Riggs Road...
8 weeks of roadwork planned for 15 miles of SR347
Eight weeks of pavement maintenance will begin Sunday on a more than 15-mile stretch of State Route 347.
UPDATE: The 8-week project on SR 347...
Restrictions begin at SR 347 intersection
Maricopans who commute to the Valley for work faced a new obstacle Monday morning.
At 5 a.m., northbound traffic on State Route 347 shifted onto...
Son, granddaughter of Pinal County sheriff die in crash Friday in Gilbert
A man and infant child killed Friday afternoon in a crash involving a suspected impaired driver in Gilbert have been identified as the son...
City OKs $1M for East-West Corridor right of way
The Maricopa City Council has approved funding to acquire a right of way along Farrell Road for the long-awaited East-West transportation corridor.
The proposed parkway...
Lane closures set for 347 monument installation
Those looking to get out of or back into the city Saturday morning will face morning lane closures on State Route 347.
The city will...
Postal truck involved in 3-car accident
An multi-vehicle crash shortly after noon involving a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck has shut down traffic on Smith-Enke Road.
The westbound lanes are closed...
SR 347 closed due to crash
The northbound lanes of State Route 347 are closed north of town at Casa Blanca Road due to a serious accident, according to the...
Gila River wild horses leave drivers in the dust
A herd of wild horses running in the chilly Wednesday-morning weather caused commuters on State Route 347 to stop or slow to take a...
Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road
Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea.
The first purpose-built parkway in the...
Traffic reminder: I-10 closure continues Sunday
Motorists headed to the Valley this weekend will have to find a route other than Interstate 10.
The Arizona Department of Transportation has closed I-10...
ADOT announces I-10 lane closure
Planned daytime restrictions along eastbound Interstate 10 have been rescheduled for the week of March 1-5, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Crews will...
P&Z approves 530-unit West Maricopa Village
The city planning and zoning commission on Monday approved two new multi-family housing developments on the city’s west side.
Known collectively as West Maricopa Village,...