Transportation

More than a dozen flights from Phoenix to Tampa and Orlando have already been canceled as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.

The railway project began under former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — and was meant to increase capacity of the current rail system between the Sonoran cities of Guaymas and Nogales.

The state Court of Appeals has voided a move by the Arizona Department of Transportation to suspend the driver's license of a man found with the active ingredient for marijuana in his blood. The case stems from a late-night traffic stop in Sedona in which the driver was suspected of an alcohol-related DUI, but not prosecuted.

Even though the city’s population grew by about 13% from 2012 to 2022, Phoenix’s carbon emissions dropped by about 10% during those years, a new report says.

A federal judge issued an injunction ordering Lucid Motors to reinstate two of its employees who worked at its Casa Grande manufacturing facility. The employees allege they were fired for attempting to start a union.

More than 3.9 million travelers came through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last month. Traffic is up 8% so far this year over 2023, the airport’s busiest year ever.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport ranks third in overall consumer satisfaction among North American mega airports, up 10 spots from just a year ago.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened a section of State Route 88 known as the Apache Trail, after severe flooding in 2019 shut down the largely unpaved roadway.

Along with temperatures, Arizona drivers can expect a slow decrease in gas prices. Different parts of the state, though, are seeing different prices.

Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation says it’s planning to expand its Fort Worth to El Paso route of autonomous trucks into Phoenix next year. Andrew Hawkins, Transportation Editor at The Verge, joined The Show talk about this new driverless venture into the region.