Traffic Alerts

Drivers should plan for wet and sometimes icy highways across Arizona this week as another storm system brings rain and snow to the state. The Arizona Department of Transportation recommends drivers stay up to date on weather conditions and prepare to slow down on slick roads. Motorists also should avoid traveling in winter weather conditions.The N...

As additional winter storms are forecast to bring powerful statewide winds as well as blizzard conditions in the high country this week, the Arizona Department of Transportation is recommending drivers delay highway travel until conditions have improved. The National Weather Service is forecasting whiteout conditions at times in northern and easter...

The Town of Queen Creek will be restricting southbound Gantzel Rd. to one lane north of Combs from 8:30 am-4 pm, from February 15 - March 1, 2023This is for development work within the Town of Queen Creek. Expect delays. Please slow down and use caution in work zones.

Commencing at 8 pm, the bridge on Highway 79 & Hunt Highway will undergo ADOT repairs.  This will restrict traffic flow. The restrictions are scheduled from 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23.  During this scheduled time only one lane of traffic will be able to cross the bridge at a time.  Temporary signals will be...

This weekend may start out with pleasant weather, but drivers should be prepared for slick and potentially hazardous conditions on the state's highways once a winter storm system starts to bring rain and snow to Arizona in the coming days. The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to avoid traveling during any severe winter storm con...

December 23, 2022, around 1:30pm, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office was called to a 2-car crash near Gantzel & Painted Desert Dr in San Tan Valley.  A southbound vehicle crossed into northbound lanes and collided with a northbound vehicle. Both occupants of the southbound vehicle died in the collision.  The driver of the northbou...

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for lane striping on State Route 79 near Hunt Highway (milepost 136 to milepost 138) in Florence. No closures are planned, but motorists should expect delays and allow extra travel time. Work will take place from 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. Please proceed th...

With the holiday travel season now well underway, the Arizona Department of Transportation has announced no full closures are scheduled along state highways over the Christmas and New Year's weekends. Drivers can still expect heavier traffic at times due to holiday events and people taking road trips around the state. ADOT advises drivers to be pre...

Meridian Road, from Queen Creek Road to Germann Road, is now open, providing an additional north-south corridor through Queen Creek. "The completion of this one-mile stretch is significant as it now connects Meridian Road from Combs Road all the way to the State Route 24," stated Queen Creek Vice Mayor Jeff Brown. "We are committed to better roads ...

Scheduled for Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, northbound Ironwood Road traffic will be reduced to one lane from the Ray Road to Elliot Road alignment. Traffic control will be in place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day for crews to mill (remove) asphalt and place temporary asphalt on the east side of Ironwood Road (northbound lanes) to accommodate traffic for upcomi...

The final phase of the Gantzel Rd project will take place beginning Saturday, October 15th. between Chandler Heights Road and Lone Star Lane.  Work is scheduled to take one week to complete and will include intermittent lane closures and some night work. The final work will be comprised of pavement preservation and striping.  Allow for ex...

A new stretch of highway opened on schedule in the East Valley today (Aug. 11) when the Arizona Department of Transportation extended State Route 24 another four miles between Williams Field Road and Ironwood Drive along the Maricopa and Pinal county line. ADOT lifted the curtain Thursday morning on the $77 million extension of SR 24, which was con...

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists that Ironwood Drive will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at State Route 24 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 9. The lane restrictions are needed for traffic-signal work ahead of the planned opening of the new SR 24 expressway extension between Williams Field Road and I...

Roadwork will take place in San Tan Valley on Gantzel Rd between Pecan Creek Dr and Chandler Heights Rd. The roadwork will begin on July 25th and is expected to last through August.  Work will include a speed reduction and lane closure for southbound travel on Gantzel Rd.  Please allow extra time on your commute and use cau...

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists that Ironwood Drive will be narrowed to one lane in each direction at State Route 24 beginning Saturday, July 23. ADOT urges drivers to slow down and use caution around construction personnel and equipment while the following restrictions are in place:North- and southbound Ironwood Driv...