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Crash at SR 347 and Honeycutt Avenue

Maricopa police, firefighters and EMS responded to a crash at SR 347 and Honeycutt Avenue just before noon Monday. There were no serious injuries,...
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...

Overpass at 1: $55 million project spurs commercial, residential development

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...

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...
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...
Train fire Maricopa

Crews douse locomotive fire

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...
Bowlin Road

As new stretch of Bowlin Road opens, a mile of smiles

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...
Crash graphic Maricopa

Worst crash sites in Maricopa in 2019

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...
Honeycutt at Santa Rosa Wash

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...

Motorist stopped for alleged erratic driving, arrested on unpaid warrants

A motorist stopped for allegedly driving erratically was booked into jail after police discovered two unpaid warrants in his name. Stephen Richards was observed driving...

Old Maricopa Road to be restricted by roadwork

A cattle guard needs repair, which will cause some overnight restrictions Friday on Old Maricopa Road, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The road...

Man carjacks woman, child at gunpoint in neighborhood

A woman and her one-year-old daughter were carjacked Sunday by an armed gunman as they drove through a Maricopa neighborhood. The victim had stopped her...

Road work planned for September in Maricopa

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...

Mayor shares good news on Maricopa roadways

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

Much-needed traffic light will keep motorists waiting just a bit longer

A long-anticipated traffic light at a busy intersection in the eastern end of the city will keep motorists waiting just a little bit longer. The...

Are wild horses causing accidents on the 347?

Cesar Sanchez commutes between Maricopa and Levine four times a week. It's a jaunt up and down State Route 347 intimately familiar to the...
Representative Teresa Martinez

From Point A to Point B: Republican puts politics aside in name of safety

It’s a hot morning in late June and while traveling to Maricopa on State Route 347, you notice traffic backing up. It’s hard to...
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...

Governor wants to end Riggs, 347 project

Part of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed $1 billion in state deficit cuts will drive some Maricopa motorists mad. The governor proposes axing a $25 million...

‘Come hell or high water:’ Despite defeat of Prop. 469, Martinez leads ongoing efforts...

Proposition 469 to improve transportation, most notably roads, across Pinal County was defeated in the General Election. Still, processes are moving forward that could result...

Update: SR 347 roadwork to cause full closure

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...
Rollover crash on 238, 12/12/2023

Semi rollover closes SR 238

A semitruck rollover closed State Route 238 just west of town this afternoon.  State troopers blocked off SR 238 west of North Tijeras Road. The...

Overnight work scheduled at major intersection

Arizona Department of Transportation will install a new traffic signal pole at the State Route 347 and Lakeview Drive/Cobblestone Farms Drive intersection.  The signal there...

I-10 widening in Pinal County to start this year

The Arizona Department of Transportation disbursed $95 million in grant dollars for the widening of 10 miles of Interstate 10 through Pinal County. Work is...
A long exposure photo of traffic leaving Rancho El Dorado during sunset November 8, 2023. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Maricopans among earliest commutes in nation

A new study of U.S. Census data yesterday found Peoria ranked the city with the fourth-earliest commute in the nation with 41% leaving for...

Gila River wild horses leave drivers in the dust

A herd of wild horses running in the chilly Wednesday-morning weather caused commuters on State Route 347 to stop or slow to take a...

Signs of change: Why major intersection street signs are turning brown

Have you noticed the street signs changing color in Maricopa?  The city has been dumping its old green street signs at major intersections over the...

ADOT outlines plans for SR 347/I-10 interchange

The Arizona Department of Transportation, which is studying methods for improving traffic flow at the State Route 347/Interstate 10 interchange, is proposing a diverging-diamond...
SR-347 Crash

Update: SR 347 reopens 5 hours after serious crash

State Route 347, closed for a serious crash about 6 p.m. Monday, has reopened. The southbound lanes of the highway were closed at Riggs Road...
Honeycutt Run rendering

Council OKs 208-unit Honeycutt Run rental community

The shortage of rental communities in Maricopa is quickly being addressed. The city council Tuesday night approved, 7-0, the third significant build-to-rent development in the...
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