Boat accident closes Honeycutt Road
Honeycutt Road is closed in the vicinity of the Rancho Mirage neighborhood after an unusual accident.
Asphalt along the roadway, near North Rose Road, was...
3 rescued from overturned SUV on SR 347
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...
Child injured in ATV rollover crash
A child was injured in a rollover crash Saturday afternoon, according to the Maricopa Police Department.
The crash occurred when the driver of a CanAm...
Driver not injured after driving into lake
No one was injured after a car was driven into a lake in the Villages at Rancho El Dorado Tuesday night.
Just before 8:30 p.m.,...
John Wayne Parkway restrictions on pause
Felt a little calmer during yesterday’s morning commute into Phoenix?
The Arizona Department of Transportation confirmed it would pause the single-lane restrictions for improvements on...
1 seriously injured in collision on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
Just after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Maricopa Police Department and Maricopa Fire/Medical responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and...
$35M for Riggs Road overpass survives state budget process
A $35 million appropriation for a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs Road is part of the state's $12.8 billion spending plan, with most...
Council to consider rezoning for big apartment complex amid Porter Road traffic concerns
By Bob McGovern and Jay Taylor
Maricopa City Council tonight will consider final rezoning approval for Home at Maricopa, a proposed 536-unit apartment complex near...
Driving into the sunset: Maricopa’s lawmaker was right about transportation department woes
Rep. Teresa Martinez, the vice chair for the Arizona House Transportation Committee and one of Maricopa’s representatives in the state house, posed the question...
Student on scooter hit on Porter Road, transported to hospital
An elementary-school student was transported to a hospital Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near a busy intersection close to a school,...
Letter: The shameful, dangerous contempt for red lights
By Jeff Crane
The stench and mantra about Maricopa is not from the lovable Milky Way dairy (the cows are quite happy and so is...
Double-rollover crash closes MCG Highway
Maricopa Casa Grande Highway is closed between White & Parker and Hartman roads (near Pinal Feeding) after a traffic accident.
Our drone captured the aftermath:...
Rollover crash hospitalizes 2
Updated 4:30 p.m., April 23, 2024.
A crash on State Route 347 left two people injured and slowed southbound traffic even more this afternoon,...
Overturned semi closes road
Plainview Street near Honeycutt Road has been closed due to an overturned semi-truck, as confirmed by Maricopa Police Department.
No injuries were reported.
The road is...
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...
Lane closures on Porter Road begin Wednesday
The southbound lanes of N. Porter Road will close to all traffic between Smith-Enke and Honeycutt roads beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26 and remain closed...
347 narrowing starts Sunday
More overnight lane restrictions on State Route 347 are imminent as crews complete “roadway improvements,” according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
ADOT will close lanes on...
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...
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,...
Fatal crashes in Maricopa — visualized
We’ve reported a few fatal traffic crashes in Maricopa already this year. But how do fatal crashes in Maricopa stack up against the rest...
City to get traffic relief from federal stimulus funds
The windfall from the American Rescue Act is reaching Maricopa, and City Manager Rick Horst knows just what he wants to do with it.
The...
ADOT steamrolls city plea with more morning closures
Last-minute restrictions on John Wayne Parkway are imminent.
The widening project will resume lane restrictions on Lakeview Drive tomorrow and Friday mornings, according to an...
Rollover crash blocks southbound lanes on JWP
Updated 12:36 p.m., March 3, 2024.
A rollover crash at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue left two people injured this morning.
At...
$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,...
Riggs Road light snares traffic
A malfunctioning traffic signal at State Route 347 and Riggs Road snared traffic in both directions this morning.
The traffic signal was reported to be...
Traffic stop leads to suspected fentanyl stash, police say
A traffic stop early Wednesday morning led police to the arrest of a woman for alleged illegal possession of several drugs.
Ariana D. Felix, 23,...
East Valley freeway closures slated for this weekend
The Super Bowl and WM Phoenix Open are over, which means weekend freeway closures and lane restrictions resume in the East Valley that could...
Looking ahead: What’s on the horizon in Maricopa for 2023?
As the new year begins, InMaricopa asked community leaders what 2023 may bring.
Here are their thoughts:
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FOR THE CITY
Nancy Smith, Mayor of Maricopa
Here is my...
New traffic signal on SR 347 to be activated soon
The new traffic signal system at State Route 347 and Old Maricopa Road, at the southern end of Wild Horse Pass, is scheduled to...
ADOT: Downed power lines delay rush hour traffic on SR 347
Downed power lines and poles wreaked havoc on Maricopa commuters this afternoon.
Traffic at the intersection of State Route 347 and Riggs Road was backed...