Interstate 10 heading into downtown Phoenix from the West Valley was closed briefly after a crash Wednesday morning.

PHOENIX — The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 from Chandler to central Phoenix will be closed this weekend due to a traffic shift. The Arizona Department of Transportation said the closure will take place between the Loop 202 freeway to Interstate 17. The closure starts at 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, and ends at 4 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27.

Interstate 10 appeared three times in a list of the top 10 most dangerous U.S. highways, with five Arizona freeway sections included on the list.

Conservation groups say the proposed Arizona routes for an Interstate 11 project failed to consider habitat for imperiled desert species.

Rep. Greg Stanton has raised concerns about the potential withholding of $95 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for the I-10 widening project.

In response to a lawsuit from conservation groups, the Federal Highway Administration and Arizona Department of Transportation have agreed to halt planning activities and reevaluate their approval of Interstate 11.

The proposed freeway would run from Wickenburg to Nogales and has been subject to lawsuit filed by a conservation group.

Planning for a new interstate through southern Arizona has been put on hold. 280 miles of highway between Nogales and Wickenburg expanding Interstate 11 had been proposed by federal and state transportation agencies,

As Arizona’s Family reported, one of the threatened species is the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, whose climate would be threatened as part of the highway’s construction.

A wildfire erupted near Castaic Lake Wednesday, sending plumes of smoke into neighboring Ventura County areas. Here's what to know.

Foes of a plan to construct a new interstate highway — including a segment that could go through environmentally sensitive portions near Tucson — have won a temporary reprieve.

Funding for Arizona projects to widen Interstate 10 and improve Sky Harbor Airport are in question after Trump terminated the "Green New Deal."