Traffic

Villages residents Michaela and Ruben Fierros are old hands at childbirth, but this morning brought a surprise in the middle of commuter traffic. The parents...

An investigation continues into a single-vehicle accident on State Route 347 Sunday afternoon that ejected a 3-year-old child from the vehicle. Joseph Smith, 29, of...

Maricopa’s 12-year-old public transit system is going through another transformation. Mayor Christian Price unveiled the newest incarnation Wednesday. What was the COMET will now be...

All southbound lanes are open again on State Route 347 after a crash about 4 p.m. at Riggs Road. It was the second accident in...

As of today, text-to-9-1-1 is available to all residents of Pinal County. This allows people in need of emergency services to reach first responders via...

The northbound lanes of State Route 347 have reopened at Riggs Road after a crash occurred at the intersection about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, according...

We need more officers out on the road. People speed through town and treat 347 like it's their own private raceway. I set my...

Lane closures on a main thoroughfare in the Senita development are scheduled Saturday morning for street maintenance. Construction will begin at 6 a.m. on Maricopa...

Maricopa police and fire personnel responded Thursday afternoon to a traffic accident involving a motorcycle on State Route 347 at Lakeview Drive. The motorcyclist was...

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...

Fire rescue workers extricated three people from an overturned GMC SUV on Wednesday morning on State Route 347, just north of Farrell Road. The vehicle...

Northbound lanes of State Route 347 in Maricopa will be restricted most of next week. According to Arizona Department of Transportation, the lanes between Edison...

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...

It’s not always State Route 347. The streets of Maricopa saw more than 600 traffic collisions last year, according to data from Maricopa Police...

  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...

By Raquel Hendrickson and Bob McGovern Traffic is rolling on Bowlin. A stretch of thoroughfare opened Thursday has residents in the eastern part of town driving...

Crews from the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department responded to a train fire this afternoon. Firefighters from Station 575 on West Edison Road doused a fire under...

  A beautification effort along John Wayne Parkway through Maricopa is still in the works, though a place for a welcoming monument sign is unsettled. Last...

A Maricopa man is accused of attempting to kill an Indiana state trooper after carjacking a man and his daughter. Javonte J. Miles, 21, of...

Mayor Christian Price provided the public with more news regarding roadwork in the city in addition to work being done on State Route 347...

Late-night repaving work is scheduled to begin next month at two locations on State Route 347 in Maricopa. The project will take place from 9...

A semi-truck hauling dirt flipped over on State Route 347 and Riggs Road this morning. A number of people driving in the vicinity of the...

Upcoming roadwork on State Route 347 this weekend will cause closure of a section of the road and an interstate ramp. As previously reported, Arizona...

  The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for lane restrictions on State Route 347 west of the Interstate 10 interchange from...

  Bidding is open for the installation of traffic lights on State Route 347 at Old Maricopa Road. The intersection currently has a left-turn lane from...

  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...

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...

By Bob McGovern and Kyle Norby For years, the train tracks passing through town were the go-to excuse for many Maricopa students looking to delay...

The overpass is generally considered a huge success for the city, but there was collateral damage for some businesses working in the shadows of...

The overpass is a bridge to the city’s future. City Manager Rick Horst makes his point by underlining the considerable commercial development underway or on...