Asphalt plant breakdown caused commuter slog
Tortosa resident Mike Ponce was anything but a happy motorist this morning.
He and thousands of others leaving Maricopa via John Wayne Parkway northbound shared...
The Travel ID will be required in 2023
Fewer than six months before the federal deadline for domestic airline travelers to have a federally compliant form of ID, the Arizona Department of...
1 dead, 1 suffers ‘life-threatening injuries’ in crash
A passenger was killed, and a driver suffered “life-threatening injuries” in a single-vehicle crash near Maricopa High School this afternoon.
Maricopa police and fire crews...
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...
Crash blocks John Wayne southbound traffic
Updated 4:15 p.m., March 13, 2024.
Expect the drive home this afternoon to be a little slower than usual.
Maricopa police and fire crews responded to...
Maricopa government group initiates study to improve SR 347
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has initiated a “Scoping Study” to evaluate options for improving travel on State Route 347 between Maricopa and...
Transportation Committee approves SR347-Riggs overpass
A state House bill appropriating $35 million to construct an overpass at State Route 347 and Riggs Road passed out of the Transportation Committee...
SR 347 lane restriction planned Saturday
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for lane restrictions on State Route 347 west of the Interstate 10 interchange from...
Opinion: Tragedy waiting to happen at Porter/Alan Stephens walk light
I live on the corner of Carlisle and Jameson in Glennwilde, which is right at the Porter Road and Alan Stephens Parkway walk light.
This...
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...
6-month paving project on U.S. 60 begins this weekend
A six-month project to improve the surface of U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway in both directions likely will slow Maricopa drivers headed to the East Valley.
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...
La Quinta hotel construction curbs Copper Sky parking
Sections of the parking lot at Copper Sky Recreation Complex will closed through March 16 as part of the ongoing construction of the new...
Honeycutt/Porter intersection remains closed for repair work
A partial road closure at Honeycutt and Porter roads continued Thursday morning while Global Water Resources had a crew working on repairs in the...
Extreme wind from winter storm wreaks damage across Maricopa
A strong winter storm produced high winds that caused widespread damage in Maricopa on Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service officially reported gusts as high...
More serious accidents in Maricopa as city grows
When a stretch of Bowlin Road between White and Parker Road and Rancho Mirage Boulevard opened in late August, the City was seeking to...
Casa Grande Highway Construction
Beginning the week of March 14th, Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway will have additional traffic control between Porter Road and Stonegate Road. Crews are working on...
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...
Poll: Few agree with Hobbs over 347, Riggs cutback
InMaricopa readers this week overwhelmingly said improvements to State Route 347 at Riggs Road are tax dollars well spent.
More than 1,200 readers responded to...
My way or the highway
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
For the city of Maricopa and the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Charles Dickens’ timeless...
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...
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...
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...
Roadwork to smooth Honeycutt travels over Santa Rosa Wash
Motorists on Honeycutt Road will have a smoother ride after roadwork this week.
The changes to traffic flow seen by motorists this week are part...
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...
First leg of Sonoran Desert Parkway on track for summer completion
The first leg of Sonoran Desert Parkway remains on track for completion this summer, according to a city spokesman. The parkway eventually will provide...
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...
Motorcycle crash on SR 238
Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a car versus motorcycle collision on State Route 238 tonight.
First responders arrived at SR 238 and Loma...
2 injured in crash on John Wayne Parkway
Updated 2:01 p.m., Sep. 5, 2023.
Two people were injured in a crash on John Wayne Parkway this afternoon, leading to some temporary traffic delays...
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...