Porter Road to be closed Saturday for water main repairs
A stretch of North Porter Road just north of Honeycutt Road will be closed Saturday for repairs of Tuesday’s busted water main.
This week's incident...
Broadway Curve project forces more I-10 closures as phase 2 begins
As phase 2 of the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project gets underway, a section of I-10 near Sky Harbor International Airport will be closed...
Postal truck involved in 3-car accident
An multi-vehicle crash shortly after noon involving a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck has shut down traffic on Smith-Enke Road.
The westbound lanes are closed...
East Valley segment of I-10 to close this weekend
A stretch of Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend in Tempe and Ahwatukee.
Eastbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and the Loop...
Interstate 8 closed near Stanfield
The westbound lanes of Interstate 8 are closed near Stanfield, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The closure is due to a vehicle fire...
City gets $2.7M in federal funds for pedestrian bridge
It's official: the City will receive $2.7 million in federal funds for a major project in its plan to revitalize the Heritage District.
The funding,...
Bowlin Road closed after water main break
A water main break overnight on Bowlin Road near Central Arizona College has been isolated, according to Global Water Resources.
According to Mike Riggs, the...
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,...
Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road
Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea.
The first purpose-built parkway in the...
Pinal supervisors put transportation tax back on November ballot
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Monday voted unanimously to place a new half-percent transportation excise tax on the ballot for the Nov....
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...
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...
The whys behind weekend highway closures
By: The Broadway Curve Improvement Project Team
You only have to work at the Arizona Department of Transportation for about five minutes to understand how...
I-10 to close again this weekend
Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between State Route 51 and US 60 (Superstition Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for...
Final state budget has more than $65M for 347 upgradesÂ
The Arizona Legislature passed the state’s budget for the coming year Thursday, and it contains good news for anyone who travels State Routes 347...
Dust detection and warning system tracks its first season
By Kim Larson / ADOT Communications
With its first monsoon season under its belt, data shows that ADOT’s innovative dust detection and warning system works as designed.
Monsoon 2020,...
Oversize load to pass through Maricopa Tuesday morning
EZE Trucking of Rialto, Calif., doing business as Rig Runner, will be moving an oversize load through the area very early Monday and Tuesday...
Secure Your Load Every Day
By Kismet Weiss / ADOT Deputy Director
At the Arizona Department of Transportation, our guiding principle - what we call our True North - is...
I-10 closures to impact weekend traffic
Ongoing improvements to Interstate 10 around the Broadway Curve in Tempe will once again cause weekend freeway closures.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising...
Several East Valley freeways closed this weekend
Another weekend, another round of closures on area freeways that could impact Maricopa drivers headed to parts of the Valley.
Several Arizona Department of Transportation...
Heavy vehicle truck traffic restricted to right lane on I-10
The Arizona Department of Transportation has posted signs on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande restricting heavy vehicle truck traffic on the busy...
Restrictions begin at SR 347 intersection
Maricopans who commute to the Valley for work faced a new obstacle Monday morning.
At 5 a.m., northbound traffic on State Route 347 shifted onto...
I-10 to close this weekend near Sky Harbor Airport
The Arizona Department of Transportation says motorists should expect delays this weekend resulting from the closure of Interstate 10 near Sky Harbor Airport.
The closures...
Honeycutt Avenue closure set for July 2
Honeycutt Avenue between North Dallas Smith Lane and John Wayne Parkway will be closed on Saturday, July 2 for road treatment work.
This closure is...
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...
No closures on state freeways this holiday weekend
For the first time in months, there will be no freeway closures awaiting Maricopa drivers headed to the Valley this holiday weekend.
The Arizona Department...
ADOT seeks $300M federal infrastructure grant for I-10 expansion
The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking a federal grant to supplement state funds for the long-awaited Interstate 10 expansion between Chandler and Casa...
Harrah’s Ak-Chin employees clean up SR 347
For the 11th straight year, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino employees participated in an Adopt-A-Highway Clean-Up event. The initiative took place last month with employees focusing...
More lane closures, restrictions on I-10, US 60 this weekend
Another weekend, another round of closures on Valley freeways sure to affect some Maricopa drivers.
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the westbound US...
Police: Man with 3 warrants for unlawful flight flees officer
A man encountered by police threw his vehicle into reverse while parked at a QuikTrip gas pump, struck an occupied vehicle and fled south...