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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...
I-10 near West Broadway Road. [ADOT]

6 weekend closures on Valley highways

Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between US 60 (Superstition Freeway) and State Route 143 from 10 p.m. June 9 to 4 a.m. June...

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...

1 killed, 2 seriously injured in Monday morning crash south of city

One person was killed and two others were injured seriously Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash near West Louis Johnson Drive and North White...
Arizona State Transportation Board members Ted Maxwell and Richard Searle listen during a meeting on Jan. 12 at Maricopa City Hall. The last meeting held in Maricopa took place in September 2022. [Monica D. Spencer]

ADOT board hears SR 347 woes

Maricopa residents and leaders gathered inside city hall Friday morning for the monthly Arizona State Transportation Board meeting. Overall, nine locals shared during a call...

Maricopa baby born in I-10 rush hour

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...

Yes, motorcycles can do that: Lane filtering is legal

Motorcycle Lane Filtering is Legal in Arizona Last year Arizona legalized motorcycle lane filtering under certain specified conditions, marking a significant change in the state's...

Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Oct. 7-10) – Phoenix area

There are no full freeway closures for improvement projects scheduled along Phoenix-area freeways this weekend (Oct. 7-10), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation....

Tips to protect your teen driver

Submitted by ADOT Summer is not only a hot time for the weather, but also for parents to help potential teenage drivers get some training...
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ADOT offers tips for managing holiday traffic

There is good news on Arizona’s highways this weekend – the Arizona Department of Transportation has not scheduled any full highway closures for construction...

Drivers can get alerts now when Fire/Medical units are active nearby

Motorists can now receive real-time digital alerts when Maricopa Fire/Medical Department vehicles are active near their location. The Safety Cloud system by HAAS Alert protects...
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Maricopa man charged with attempted murder of state trooper after alleged carjacking

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...

SR 347 crash blocks southbound traffic

Southbound Interstate 10 traffic will be a little slower to Maricopa this evening. A two-vehicle collision occurred on the Queen Creek Road off-ramp of I-10...

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...
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...

ADOT to showcase SR347 safety study findings

Arizona Department of Transportation will present findings of a road safety study at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center. The June...

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...
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...

Major East Valley freeways to close this weekend

If you’re headed to the Valley this weekend, be sure to allow extra travel time, especially if traveling on two specific freeways. The Arizona Department...

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...

City Council candidates talk about … transportation, SR 347

The next four years will be key to growth in Maricopa. And transportation is probably residents' most-voiced concern about that growth. Four candidates — Adam Leach,...

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...

Fiancée of Sheriff Mark Lamb’s son dies after Dec. 16 crash in Gilbert

A crash that killed the son and grandchild of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has claimed a third life. Caroline Patten, fiancée of Lamb's son,...

PRTA to try again on sales tax for key transportation projects

The Pinal Regional Transportation Authority voted Monday to work toward placing a new funding mechanism on the November ballot to replace the measure invalidated...
SR 347 Traffic Overpass

Police to step up traffic enforcement on SR347

If you drive Maricopa's busiest thoroughfare, you may want to watch your speed a bit more closely and stay off your phone in the...

Expired registration leads to drug charges

Police arrested a man Wednesday night after allegedly finding drugs in a car during a traffic stop. Gustavo P. Corraltitlan, 31, was charged with possession...
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...
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...

DPS cracking down on SR347 speeders 

It is no secret that Maricopa residents aren’t left with many choices when commuting to and from work in the Valley.  State Route 347, the...

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...
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