347 closures started today
The Arizona Department of Transportation began restrictions on northbound State Route 347 this morning as the John Wayne Parkway improvements project gets underway.Â
Northbound SR 347...
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...
A light goes on: Sync traffic signals on SR 347 within city limits, mayor...
Drivers might not necessarily get non-stop service from one end of Maricopa to the other, but Mayor Nancy Smith said she has experienced firsthand...
Victim in fatal crash identified
The Maricopa Police Department has identified the victim in this morning’s fatal single-car accident at the overpass on John Wayne Parkway as 19-year-old Santino...
Significant progress visible at Porter Road bridge
The long-awaited bridge over the Santa Rosa Wash on Porter Road has reached a significant milestone.Â
Crews used two cranes to install 20 large girders...
$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,...
More traffic disruption this weekend in East Valley
For the second straight weekend, freeway closures and lane restrictions could hamper Maricopans’ efforts to travel to the Valley.
Road improvement projects will impact travel...
Sonoran Desert Parkway opens for traffic
It took $30 million and more than a decade — but for the first time today, Maricopa residents traversed the first leg of the...
Months of road construction on SR 347 begins
Road construction on State Route 347 that will cause months of delays for Maricopa motorists traveling to and from the Valley has begun.
The project...
Second SpaceX rocket to cruise through town this weekend
A rocket is headed our way, but don’t panic: It will be on the ground, not through the air.Â
It is a 185-foot-long SpaceX first-stage rocket...
2 injured in 4-vehicle, wrong way rollover
A four-vehicle crash on John Wayne Parkway north of Cobblestone Farms Drive resulted in two injuries Thursday morning.
Just before 7 a.m., Maricopa police and...
Voters outside county could solve SR 347 puzzle
After a year of political wrangling in the state legislature, voters will decide whether to extend Prop 400, a half-cent sales tax that funds...
Crash forces closure of stretch of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway is closed from Santa Rosa Springs Parkway to Maricopa Groves Parkway due to a traffic incident, Maricopa police reported at about...
Eastbound I-10 closed from SR 51 to US 60 this weekend
Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed from State Route 51 to U.S. 60 from 10 p.m. Friday until to 4 a.m. Monday, the Arizona...
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.Â
The signal there...
Pedestrian struck Wednesday morning
This story was updated at 5:02 p.m. on June 9.Â
A woman was struck by a sedan near Bowlin Road and State Route 347 at...
Hobbs bragged about 347 funding before axing it
The governor gives and the governor takes away.Â
Gov. Katie Hobbs, in a video delivered to the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce-hosted Women in Government Economic...
Reminder: ADOT’s Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Phoenix Area)
In case you missed it on Thursday, here is a reminder version of ADOT's Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (Sept. 16-19).
Northbound I-17 closed between...
Poll: Readers want to sync, shorten traffic signals
Most of our InMaricopa reader polls have a couple of responses that generate about the same number of votes. But this week we asked...
Villages crash resulted in minor injuries
A motorist sustained minor injuries to his head after crashing into a residential wall Sunday morning, according to police.
Just before 9:45 a.m., Maricopa police...
2 injured in crash on John Wayne Parkway
Updated 2:01 p.m., Sep. 5, 2023.Â
Two people were injured in a crash on John Wayne Parkway this afternoon, leading to some temporary traffic delays...
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...
’22 in review: Sonoran Desert Parkway a first for Arizona
Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway in June, but the road project
is hardly a new idea.
The first purpose-built parkway in the state...
Westbound I-10 closed from US 60 to SR 143 this weekendÂ
Delays and detours will once again be in place this weekend on westbound Interstate 10 through the Southeast Valley, according to the Arizona Department...
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...
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...
O’Halleran believes deal within reach for SR 347 widening and overpass
You’re dead-still in The Line, hands seared to your steering wheel, about 3 miles deep in stalled traffic on State Route 347.
You and roughly...
Good news, bad news for East Valley travelers this weekend
Interstate 10 will be closed in both directions from State Route 143 to U.S. 60 at various times this weekend. Arizona Department of Transportation...
Morning crash disrupts busy intersection
A morning collision caused traffic issues for some Maricopa commuters.Â
Maricopa first responders reported to the scene of a crash at North John Wayne Parkway...
Road work beginning May 15
Starting on May 15, a traffic control plan will be implemented on Edison Rd and Lexington Avenue.
There will be one-way traffic flowing along Lexington...