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A ramp closed for construction on Loop 101
Proposition 400, a voter-approved half-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation projects is set to expire in 2025. The Legislature approved a plan for a special election next spring but Ducey vetoed the bill in July.
Oct. 13, 2022
Wrong-way sign
Three GCU students died in a car crash on Monday morning after the students’ car was hit by a car driving in the wrong direction on I-17. The Arizona Department of Transportation has a program in place to prevent car crashes like this in other parts of the freeway.
Oct. 11, 2022
Rush hour traffic heads into the westbound tube of the Deck Park Tunnel, July 2020.
The money is part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, which is intended to help states rebuild their roads, bridges and tunnels.
Oct. 11, 2022
Art on the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport ramp
The Phoenix City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on selling land to make room for a planned freeway. ADOT needs the land at 67th Avenue and Broadway Road to build State Route 30.
Oct. 11, 2022
Memorial for GCU students killed by wrong-way driver
Three Grand Canyon University freshmen were killed after their vehicle was struck by a wrong-way driver on I-17 north of Phoenix, authorities said Monday.
Oct. 11, 2022
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State police, joined by the National Guard and military, broke up the tolls, and made 27 arrests.
Oct. 7, 2022
parked jets
American Airlines says blended travel, a mix of business and leisure trips, is now responsible for nearly half its revenue.
Oct. 4, 2022
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The Mexican government is working on a plan to establish a state-owned airline that would be operated by the military.
Oct. 4, 2022
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Drivers who use eastbound U.S. 60 to connect to southbound Price Freeway in Tempe will need to pick an alternative route this month. The freeway-to-freeway ramp that funnels traffic from eastbound U.S. 60 onto southbound Loop 101 closed Monday night and will remain closed until 5 a.m. on Oct. 30.
Oct. 4, 2022
The price of gas is $4.99 a gallon
Since the technology is old, scheduled and unforeseen maintenance has closed refineries in California.
Sep. 29, 2022
man using a calculator
Thanks to grants and programs, Phoenix helped many small businesses survive COVID-19, but higher housing costs could hurt future economic development.
Sep. 28, 2022
Hoboken New Jersey 20mph speed limit
The Phoenix City Council earlier this month unanimously approved adopting a Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan. This comes as Arizona boasts one of the nation's highest pedestrian fatality rates. But other regions are, or have been, struggling with similar.
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Sep. 28, 2022
motorcycle
A new law gives a bit more freedom to motorcyclists to get around city streets. The law that took effect on Saturday allows motorcyclists to pass to the front of traffic, but only when that traffic is stopped.
Sep. 26, 2022
Phoenix pollution
The EPA has reclassified Maricopa County to a more severe status for ozone pollution, moving the region from “marginal” up to a label of “moderate.”
Sep. 23, 2022
Proposed I-11 Routes
Federal and state officials are asking a judge to toss a lawsuit seeking to stop development of the propose 280-mile Interstate 11 project from Nogales to Wickenburg.
Sep. 22, 2022
railroad tracks
The White House has brokered a deal to avoid a potential railroad strike, but approval from unions is still pending. Meanwhile, Greg Hynes of SMART still hopes labor unions and railroad workers can reach an agreement without government intervention.
Sep. 22, 2022
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He declined to provide an estimated completion date, but federal transportation officials have previously said it's expected in the second half of this year.
Sep. 20, 2022
Nikola electric truck
Nikola Corp.’s top executive testified at the trial of the truckmaker’s founder on Monday, saying he repeatedly tried without success to rein in a man prone to exaggeration and misstating facts while trying to elevate his company's share price with promises he couldn't keep.
Sep. 20, 2022
children lined up to view electric school bus
The largest school district in the Navajo Nation has received its first electric school buses. Some students in the Chinle Unified School District experienced their first rides in electric vehicles this week.
Sep. 15, 2022
Electrify America electric car charging station connector
The Biden-Harris administration announced that plans were approved for 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, for developing infrastructure to support a nationwide charging network for electric vehicles. Arizona's plan is one of them.
Sep. 15, 2022

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