Bowlin Road

Lane closures this week on Bowlin Road

Lane closures are scheduled on West Bowlin Road later this week for a sealcoating project. The work will occur on the 1.75-mile stretch of Bowlin...
West Maricopa Village

Council OKs zoning change for West Maricopa Village

The proposed West Maricopa Village development advanced Tuesday night with city council's approval of a zoning change for the rental community. A 35-acre parcel at...
SR347 Riggs Road

As Riggs Road overpass bill advances, council kicks in $1M

Maricopa City Council put its money where its mouth is on Tuesday night for a safer State Route 347. The council approved the transfer of...
La Quinta sewer line construction

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...

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...
State Route 347

House passes bill with $35M for 347 overpass at Riggs

The Arizona House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would appropriate $35 million for construction of a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs...
347 Farrell Road crash

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...
SR347 Riggs Road

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...

Councilmember: You can help Riggs overpass bill succeed

By Vincent Manfredi, Maricopa City Councilmember The city of Maricopa needs your help today. As you may have read recently, state Rep. Bret Roberts has...
Taser flash

Man allegedly resists officer until Taser comes out, police say

Police arrested a man after a traffic stop led to the discovery of an outstanding warrant. Paul A. Gonzales was taken into custody about 8:20...
Green Road Hogenes Dairy UPRR

$25M east-west thoroughfare is transportation priority

Improving transportation flow and relieving traffic congestion was on the minds of city officials during a recent planning session. One priority is a nearly two-mile-long,...
MPD police vehicle car

Police say driver left traffic stop, nearly ran over officer, children

A man was arrested after he drove away from a traffic stop and an officer had to take evasive action to avoid being run...
Illustration - Light Rail on SR 347?

City dreams about the future: multi-use stadium, light rail and a ‘ring road’

For Maricopans who share a grand vision for their growing city, Thursday’s city planning session was like Christmas, a birthday and Mardi Gras rolled...
Maricopa Casa Grande Crash

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...
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...
Amber Alert

Amber Alert for 4 Pinal children canceled

An Amber Alert issued for four children missing in Pinal County has been canceled by authorities. https://twitter.com/AMBERAlert/status/1347074556197003270 Police in Eloy, a city about 30 miles southeast...
SR 347 highway aerial

SR 347 lane restrictions extended for weeks

The pavement resealing project on State Route 347, originally expected to be completed by the end of the year, will continue into late February. Overnight...
Texting While Driving

Texting while driving? Big fines ahead

The state Department of Transportation is reminding Arizonans that texting behind the wheel is about to get costly. On Jan. 1, the final phase of...
Helicopter Searchlight

Driver rams DPS patrol vehicle on JWP, sparking air search

Authorities are searching for the driver of a Dodge Charger who rammed a state police vehicle during a traffic stop on Tuesday night and...
SR347 Riggs Crash

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...
SR347 Crash Casa Blanca12162020

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...
347 and Bowlin crash

SR 347 reopens after accident at Bowlin

An accident closed the southbound lanes late Thursday afternoon on State Route 347 at Bowlin Road. Maricopa police remained on the scene at the intersection,...
State Route 347

Traffic reminder: SR 347 roadwork continues this week

A six-week road project continues this week on State Route 347. Work will resume Sunday night to seal pavement on 15-plus miles of the highway...
Route 347 roadwork

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...
Bowlin White Parker Stop Sign

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...

Lane closures continue Sunday night for SR 347 work

Six weeks of roadwork on State Route 347 will continue Sunday night. Work on the pavement sealing project is being done between 9 p.m. and...
Police lights

MPD traffic stop finds 4 guns reported stolen from another police agency

Three men arrested during a traffic stop on Nov. 9 at 1:36 p.m. in southern Maricopa are facing gun and drug charges. Frank A. Chavarria...
SR 347 highway aerial

More delays for 8-week project on SR 347 from Maricopa to I-10

A State Route 347 pavement sealing project is on the horizon, but it won't begin on Sunday night as scheduled. The Arizona Department of Transportation...
State Route 347 ADOT

8-week project on SR 347 will not start Sunday night

An eight-week long maintenance project on 15-plus miles of State Route 347 will not begin Sunday night as originally planned. According to Doug Nick, assistant...
State Route 347

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...
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