I-17
I-17 Traffic Stop Nets Over 300 Pounds of Marijuana
CORDES LAKES, AZ. (NAZ Today)– A routine traffic stop on northbound I-17 in Yavapai County turned into a major drug bust.
Just after sunset Tuesday evening, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a Dodge work truck for reckless driving heading north on I-17 near Cordes Lakes. The deputy noticed that the driver, 37-year-old Nigel Davis from Spring [...]
Multiple Accidents on I-17 Southbound
MUNDS PARK (NAZ Today)– A series of accidents is causing traffic to back up in the southbound lanes of I-17 near Munds Park.
NAZ Today’s Matt Tantau is reporting that at least three separate accidents, with one involving a semi, have brought traffic to a stop in some places and a line of cars about a [...]
7:30 PM UPDATE: Thursday’s Road Closures and Restrictions
I-17 North bound at mile post 235.6 (New River) – Road closed due to landslide at MP 237/Cordes Junction area.
Desert View Drive, the eastern-most portion of the Grand Canyon rim road, is closed and
expected to remain closed for the evening.
I-17/I-40: Closed as of 6pm until further notice.
State route 89A closed from [...]
DPS Sets Up Command Post To Help Coordinate During This Week’s Storms
*This story first appeared Monday, 1/18*
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– The threat of several feet of snow this week has prompted the Department of Public Safety to set up a command post in Flagstaff.
After working with a “skeleton crew” earlier this morning, a full shift’s worth of DPS officers were on duty by the afternoon hours in [...]
UPDATED: Highways Reopen After Snow and Wind Cause Closures
WEDNESDAY, 10:30 AM: I-40 reopened this morning, along with SR 260 and SR 87 between Winslow and Payson, and Heber and Payson. Snow and ice are still on these roadways, so ADOT advises that motorists drive with caution.
UPDATE (9 PM)– I-40 remains closed this evening between Ash Fork and Flagstaff (mileposts 146-196). I-17 Northbound [...]
Early Morning Accident Leaves D.P.S. Officer in Critical Condition
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona highway patrol officer has been seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on I-17 near Munds Park.
Department of Public Safety duty officer Andrew Dobbins says the accident occurred early Sunday morning as the officer was assisting with a collision along the northbound lane.
He says road conditions were [...]
ADOT Opens New Stretch of I-17 in North Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Transportation has opened new northbound lanes on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix just in time for next week’s Thanksgiving travel crush.
The two new northbound lanes between Jomax Road and the Carefree Highway include a carpool lane.
ADOT said the roadway opening is the latest milestone for a $142 million [...]
Fatal Accident Saturday night on I-17
Northbound traffic on Interstate 17 towards Northern Arizona was backed up for a few hours Saturday night after a four-vehicle collision occurred near mile post 252, at the junction with SR 69 at Cordes Junction. The accident happened just after sunset last night, with Department of Public Safety officials arriving and closing the road to [...]
