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In 2019, three children and a 69-year-old man died in separate incidents while trying to cross the flooded creek. The deaths amplified calls to the state to appropriate funds for a bridge.
Jul. 20, 2023
Don’t hurry, be happy. Buckle up, buttercup. You may have seen signs like these on freeways throughout the state, and you may have had your own clever idea. ADOT wants to hear it.
Jul. 20, 2023
The Show spoke with Asha Weinstein Agrawal, education director at San Jose State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute about the "road diet."
Jul. 18, 2023
Sonorans’ quality of life is negatively affected by poor roads, lack of safe bike lanes and unreliable public transportation. That’s the message of a proposal submitted by more than 20 citizen groups asking for a law to improve public mobility.
Jul. 14, 2023
Our extreme heat is generating extreme business for Phoenix are auto repair shops. For 50 years, Dave Martin’s shop has been servicing cars and trucks. “The last couple weeks have been brutal,” he said.
Jul. 14, 2023
Other new plates include Arizona REALTORS Foundation for Housing and Community Outreach; Cancer Support Community Arizona’s emotional and social support services; and the Diné College on the Navajo Nation.
Jul. 13, 2023
The Arizona Department of Transportation is adding electric vehicle charging stations along seven additional highway corridors throughout the state.
Jul. 12, 2023
The extreme heat in metro Phoenix is affecting air quality. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled an ozone high pollution watch for Thursday and Friday in Maricopa County.
Jul. 11, 2023
Phoenix is looking to develop 3.2- acres of prime real estate along Central Avenue between Osborn and Indian School roads. The city-owned site has sat vacant since 2004 when the city invoked eminent domain to secure the land along the light rail line.
Jul. 11, 2023
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is temporarily closed for a runway maintenance project. All but helicopter operations are affected.
Jul. 9, 2023
Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi services in metro Phoenix. Starting Friday, Waymo One riders can access areas that extend further north to uptown Phoenix and towards Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale.
Jul. 7, 2023
A chipmaker will send temporary workers to Phoenix to help build a massive factory while the state and city pledge to extend a major road near the site.
Jul. 5, 2023
The Phoenix City Council has approved a public art plan totaling nearly $20 million. The plan includes adding 12 new and refurbishing and repairing 30 existing projects.
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Jul. 4, 2023
Just in time for monsoon season, the state Department of Transportation says it has completed a $38 million drainage system along part of Interstate 17 in north Phoenix.
Jul. 3, 2023
Drivers are often used to seeing gas prices rise prior to a holiday. But according to AAA, the opposite is the case for Independence Day as prices nationally and in Arizona are down substantially compared to a year ago.
Jul. 2, 2023
The city of Phoenix announced Friday that it will wrap up its partnership with the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority.
Jun. 30, 2023
Crews have been working on the project to widen and add flex lanes to an often congested part of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix. On Thursday, Arizona Department of Transportation officials released a video explaining how those flex lanes are actually going to work.
Jun. 29, 2023
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has been elected as chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Council, the association’s governing and policy making body.
Jun. 28, 2023
In its first year of using drones, the Phoenix Fire Department has flown more than 700 flights and credits the unmanned aircraft system with increasing safety and saving money.
Jun. 27, 2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs wants state lawmakers to enact new laws to ensure that the drivers of electric vehicles pay their fair share of road construction and maintenance. But the governor said she doesn’t have anything specific in mind — at least not yet.
Jun. 26, 2023