Dialing 511–a well-kept secret

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Dial 511 from either your home or cell phone. What do you get? Answers.

Information about conditions on SR 347 or any other state roadway or interstate, including accidents and road conditions, is provided.

The Arizona 511 System has five areas of information: roads, transit, airports, tourism or quick reports on Metro regions.

By choosing “roads,” you get quick reports on road conditions or events affecting travel.

Thursday evening at 8 p.m. the quick report noted that only a single northbound lane was open on SR 347. “Expect traffic to be heavy between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. until Sept. 24,” the voice reported.

Callers also get the weather in Maricopa: 109 degrees with a low of 84 degrees on Thursday.

Airport information is for either Phoenix Sky Harbor or Tucson International Airport.