Letter: The shameful, dangerous contempt for red lights
By Jeff Crane
The stench and mantra about Maricopa is not from the lovable Milky Way dairy (the cows are quite happy and so is...
More traffic disruption this weekend in East Valley
For the second straight weekend, freeway closures and lane restrictions could hamper Maricopans’ efforts to travel to the Valley.
Road improvement projects will impact travel...
ADOT: Downed power lines delay rush hour traffic on SR 347
Downed power lines and poles wreaked havoc on Maricopa commuters this afternoon.
Traffic at the intersection of State Route 347 and Riggs Road was backed...
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...
JWP work continues between closures
Single-lane restrictions may be on pause, but construction — and traffic delays — continue along John Wayne Parkway.
Arizona Department of Transportation crews spent the...
2020 report: violent crime down, property crime way up
Maricopa police used force in 24 incidents last year, just .16% of the 15,025 calls for service, according to the department’s 2020 Annual Report.
In...
Hartman Road closure coming Monday for work on new waterline
According to a city social-media post, Hartman Road from Sorrento Boulevard to Farrell Road will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, through Friday, Oct. 14,...
Arizona has ‘most confrontational drivers’
Local resident Madison Faucett was run off the road on State Route 347 last week.
Faucett is one of thousands of Maricopa residents who were...
ADOT completes 1st round of repairs on State Routes 347, 238 in city
Maintenance crews from Arizona Department of Transportation completed the initial phase of repairs on State Routes 238 and 347 within city limits during Presidents’...
ADOT data paint picture of SR 347 driving habits
There were 308 traffic crashes on State Route 347 in 2019, according to data from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Those resulted in 143 injuries...
East Valley segment of I-10 to close this weekend
A stretch of Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend in Tempe and Ahwatukee.
Eastbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and the Loop...
Déjà vu: Bridge work, paving to close I-10
If you are heading to the Valley this weekend, be prepared for delays as the Arizona Department of Transportation closes a section of Interstate...
Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Sept. 23-26) – Phoenix area
Improvement projects on some Phoenix-area freeways will require closures or lane restrictions this weekend (Sept. 23-26), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. A...
Pedestrian struck Wednesday morning
This story was updated at 5:02 p.m. on June 9.
A woman was struck by a sedan near Bowlin Road and State Route 347 at...
Bowlin Road closed after water main break
A water main break overnight on Bowlin Road near Central Arizona College has been isolated, according to Global Water Resources.
According to Mike Riggs, the...
Reined but not arraigned: Officers chase wayward goat off overpass
A goat, suspected of nothing more than wandering in traffic and causing delays Monday evening, was not apprehended by Maricopa officers, however they shooed...
Hit-and-run driver kills construction worker on SR 347
A construction worker was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday night on State Route 347.
The Gila River Police Department is investigating the incident...
Tanker slows traffic on John Wayne Parkway
An oversized tanker truck slowed traffic along John Wayne Parkway southbound today a little after lunch time. The oversized load took up nearly two...
![No more fiddling with cruise control for 347 commuters in Maricopa. [Elias Weiss]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CRM_0783-218x150.jpg "Speed limit upped on 347")
Speed limit upped on 347
The Arizona Department of Transportation yesterday upped the speed limit on slower stretches of State Route 347.
Drivers will now enjoy a smooth 65-mile-per-hour cruise...
Poll: Readers want to sync, shorten traffic signals
Most of our InMaricopa reader polls have a couple of responses that generate about the same number of votes. But this week we asked...
A light goes on: Sync traffic signals on SR 347 within city limits, mayor...
Drivers might not necessarily get non-stop service from one end of Maricopa to the other, but Mayor Nancy Smith said she has experienced firsthand...
Car veers off MCG Highway, collapses wall behind home
A vehicle went off Maricopa Casa Grande Highway Monday evening, striking a wall behind a home in Senita.
The crash occurred about 5:40 p.m. just...
ADOT: Supply-chain issues halt license plate production
The worldwide aluminum shortage that’s constraining production for various industries means there is a temporary interruption in the production of Arizona license plates.
Arizona Correctional...
Plan ahead if traveling to Sky Harbor this weekend
Anyone flying out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport this weekend should be prepared for a longer commute to the airport.
A stretch of Interstate...
No I-10 closures this weekend, but U.S. 60, Loop 101 have shutdowns
There is good news this weekend for drivers traveling through the East Valley: There are no closures scheduled on Interstate 10.
That is not the...
More SR 347 lane closures this week as roadwork continues
The six-week project to seal road pavement continues this week on the city's main traffic artery.
Work will resume Sunday night.
Crews will be at work...
Utility work to close Honeycutt Road lane for a while
Commuting eastbound on Honeycutt Road will be more difficult for the next several months as the city on Monday began a construction project that...
Construction starts on Bowlin crossing
The City of Maricopa has started construction of a crossing over the Santa Cruz Wash on Bowlin Road next to Rancho Mirage Estates.
Using money...
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...
Green Road to get city’s 2nd overpass
To accommodate growth on the city’s west side, Maricopa will have a second overpass crossing the Union Pacific railroad tracks. The overpass will be...