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Interstate 10
The stretch of I-10 between the Deck Park Tunnel and the I-17 “Split” interchange is one of the most highly traveled freeway segments in the Valley. More than 300,000 cars pass through it each day.
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Nov. 20, 2023
From a parking lot, the Thelma Williams Transit Center is the main focus of this image. It is a two-level open-air structure. One of two escalators is somewhat visible here. Construction materials lay in the foreground.
Phoenix officials gathered Friday to unveil a transit center at the site of the former Metrocenter mall. The City Council voted this spring to name it after former Councilwoman Thelda Williams, who died Tuesday at age 82.
Nov. 17, 2023
Drivers might want to steer clear of parts of Valley freeways this weekend. The Arizona Department of Transportation announced freeway and ramp closures.
Nov. 17, 2023
Sky Harbor Terminal 4
Reliability, value and convenience accounted for half of an airport’s overall score. Mayor Kate Gallego said Sky Harbor was recognized for having some of the fewest cancellations as well as short taxi-out times.
More Arizona transportation news
Nov. 16, 2023
$3.69 sign at a Tempe gas station
The Show spoke with Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, about gas prices in Arizona.
Nov. 16, 2023
Phoenix leaders will gather Friday to unveil a new transit center named after a former council member who died Tuesday.
Former Phoenix Mayor Thelda Williams dies at 82
Nov. 15, 2023
The below-grade Papago Freeway in central Phoenix, built on what used to be Moreland and Culver streets.
The Show spoke with Hasan Ozer, an engineer working on autonomous trucks, about what research has found on how the trucks will impact the roads they'll drive on.
Nov. 15, 2023
Cars on road
More Arizonans are expected to travel over Thanksgiving weekend compared to last year.
Nov. 14, 2023
ADOT live chat
Visitors to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s website have been able to live chat with an actual employee for more than a year. And now, customers seeking additional motor vehicle division services can work with agents online instead of going to a physical location.
Nov. 10, 2023
license
Through our Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked: What should I do if I'm moving to Arizona and have a restricted driver's license in my home state?
Nov. 8, 2023
Ballot for city of Phoenix
Initial results from Tuesday’s election show support for Phoenix issuing half a billion dollars in bonds, with approval ranging from 60% to 70%.
Nov. 7, 2023
An operator fills a Nikola truck with hydrogen fuel
The Show spoke with Julie McNamara, deputy policy director for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, about her questions surrounding hydrogen hubs and how they will work.
Nov. 7, 2023
7th and Camelback in Phoenix
A group of central Phoenix residents along Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street have launched a petition drive to get rid of the reverse lanes on those streets.
Nov. 6, 2023
Some Phoenix leaders are pushing for more security along the city’s light rail line. Valley Metro is responsible for light rail operations and uses private security to enforce code of conduct and inspect fares.
Nov. 2, 2023
A Southwest Airlines flight takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
More than 3.7 million passengers traveled through Sky Harbor in September. That’s a 6.4 percent increase over September of last year.
Nov. 2, 2023
Phoenix pollution
Residents in Maricopa and Pinal counties can take a survey about environmental challenges and where they get their information as part of the Maricopa Association of Governments' regional plan to reduce climate pollution.
Oct. 31, 2023
A Cruise driverless taxi operating in San Francisco
Andrew Hawkins, transportation editor at The Verge, talks with The Show about what Cruise suspended operations nationwide could mean for the autonomous vehicle industry.
Oct. 30, 2023
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A vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver and a recreational vehicle on the Loop 101 in Peoria Sunday morning left one person dead and two people injured. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says calls came in about a head-on collision involving a band touring bus and truck in the early morning hours.
Oct. 29, 2023
Indian Route 6730 cuts through the Navajo homestead in Cameron.
The Safe Streets and Roads for All program has disbursed federal funding to the Navajo Nation and Hualapai Tribe. And Arizona's six grantees have been collectively allocated more than $3.1 million in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Oct. 27, 2023
A Cruise driverless taxi operating in San Francisco
General Motors’ robotaxi service Cruise is suspending driverless operations across the country. Last December, the company started offering services to a small number of people in Phoenix.
Oct. 27, 2023

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