Significant progress visible at Porter Road bridge

The long-awaited bridge over the Santa Rosa Wash on Porter Road has reached a significant milestone.  Crews used two cranes to install 20 large girders...

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...

ADOT: No highway closures scheduled this Memorial Day weekend

Hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend? ADOT has announced there will be no closures on state highways this weekend.  ADOT and its contractors are...

ADOT seeks $300M federal infrastructure grant for I-10 expansion

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking a federal grant to supplement state funds for the long-awaited Interstate 10 expansion between Chandler and Casa...
Crash at White and Parker and Bowlin roads. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

No one injured in afternoon crash

A two-vehicle crash closed part of North White and Parker Road today. There were no injuries.  Maricopa police responded to the collision around 1 p.m....
Car crash

What to do, and not do, when you’re involved in a crash

A car crash can be scary event. People may feel confused, disoriented, angry, stressed, fearful, pain or any number of other emotions. Here are three...

Poll: huge support for transportation tax redux

A recent poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, a national political and public affairs survey research firm, found Pinal County residents overwhelmingly support another...
Police Lights

Interstate 8 closed near Stanfield

The westbound lanes of Interstate 8 are closed near Stanfield, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The closure is due to a vehicle fire...

Roadwork to impact 8 neighborhoods

Crack sealing is scheduled in several Maricopa neighborhoods this month.  The city’s Public Works Department is performing crack sealing across multiple neighborhoods as a part...

Needed traffic light “moving forward”

A long-awaited traffic signal near Maricopa City Hall is in the works.  Improvements to the two-way stop intersection at Bowlin and White and Parker Roads...

Reminder: ADOT’s Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Phoenix Area)

In case you missed it on Thursday, here is a reminder version of ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Sept. 16-19). Northbound I-17 closed between...

ADOT tweaks SR 347-238 road-work plan, to do it all beginning tonight

The two primary routes into and out of Maricopa will get much-needed attention together this weekend, Arizona Department of Transportation said, a slight tweak...
AsCrack seal by Sunland Asphalt

Fed up with cracks in streets? Help is on the way with sealcoating by...

Maricopa neighborhoods will be getting road maintenance beginning next month and lasting into next spring. The city announced that its paving contractor, Sunland Asphalt, has...
The intersection of 347 and I-10, taken July 3rd, 2023. [Bryan Mordt]

Voters outside county could solve SR 347 puzzle

After a year of political wrangling in the state legislature, voters will decide whether to extend Prop 400, a half-cent sales tax that funds...

Vice Mayor Manfredi elected to rural transportation advocacy group

During the January meeting of the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) Governing Board, Maricopa City Vice Mayor Vincent Manfredi was elected to serve an additional...

Eastbound I-10 closure postponed

The Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project team has postponed this weekend’s eastbound I-10 closure between US 60 and Loop 202 because of the...
Police respond to the crash at Edison Road. [Merced Villalobos]

None injured in milk truck crash

No one’s crying over spilled milk after a dairy truck crashed on Maricopa’s main strip this morning.  The crash between a milk truck and a...

I-10 to close again this weekend

Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between State Route 51 and US 60 (Superstition Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for...

Highway work zone safety reminder: Slow down, pay attention

ADOT’s safety message follows I-10 weekend crash near 40th Street.  Arizona drivers: please slow down and stay alert in highway work zones. That’s the message from...

Poll: Readers unsure if prepared for roadwork

Maricopa’s hot button topic? Improving roadways. Give people access to a keyboard, and they will share their opinions on social media.   Last week, we released...

Double-rollover crash closes MCG Highway

Maricopa Casa Grande Highway is closed between White & Parker and Hartman roads (near Pinal Feeding) after a traffic accident. Our drone captured the aftermath:...

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...

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...

AZ Supreme Court keeps case alive against county transportation

  The Arizona Supreme Court may look further at a lawsuit that could impact State Route 347. This week, the court opted to continue the case...
Road Closed

Utility work will close 2 roads for 2-plus weeks

Sections of White & Parker and West Farrell roads will be closed to traffic in the coming weeks. Road closures will be in effect from...

Porter Road to be closed Saturday for water main repairs

A stretch of North Porter Road just north of Honeycutt Road will be closed Saturday for repairs of Tuesday’s busted water main. This week's incident...

Public input ends Sunday on I-10 upgrades from Loop 202 to SR 387

The final day to provide public comments on Arizona Department of Transportation’s study recommendations for improving a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 10 from Phoenix...

Valley travelers likely to face weekend roadblocks

Do you have plans in the Valley this weekend? Maricopans headed north to Phoenix and the East Valley can expect road closures on several...

Poll: Readers skeptical parkway will take traffic off 347

The City of Maricopa broke ground last week on the initial section of the Sonoran Desert Parkway, an East-West route promoted as an alternative...

Broken headlight leads to arrest on aggravated DUI and other charges 

A woman is accused of driving under the influence early Thursday morning after Maricopa police pulled her over for an inoperable headlight.  Yvette Coley, 46,...
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