Arkansas Highway Commission
Update: Highway Officials Await Proposed Fixes From I-30 Widening Contractor
The $187.3 million project in Saline County is more than 14 months behind its original scheduled completion date. read more >
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David Haak Appointed to State Highway Commission
Haak replaces Robert Moore. His term will expire on Jan. 14. read more >
Jury Awards Church $2.59M in Dispute With Highway Commission
Trinity Assembly of God was awarded $2.59M for the value of church property taken for a road construction project in west Little Rock. read more >
Hotel Awarded $4.75M After Highway Project Takes Space
The Arkansas Highway Commission wanted to pay about $325,000 for the property along Interstate 30, but the owners balked at the amount. read more >
One Man’s Influence (Editorial)
Public service can be the noblest of endeavors, as the life of Bobby Hopper attested. read more >
Infrastructure Deal Finally Gets Done
The windfall is expected to provide $3.6 billion for Arkansas roads and $278 million for bridge repair and replacement. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Condo Package Draws $9.7M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Chicago’s Adams LaSalle real estate investment firm purchased 45 condos in the Chenal Woods project in west Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
NLR LaQuinta Inn Sold for $5.1M (Real Deals)
Jai Om Hospitality LLC of Frisco, Texas, purchased the 99-room hotel at 4311 Warden Road. read more >
by George Waldon -
North Little Rock LaQuinta Inn Sold for $5.1M
This week’s real estate train is pulling a seven-car load of million-dollar transactions. read more >
Taldo Laughs Last
Philip Taldo enjoyed a deep chuckle recalling a conversation he had with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson a few years ago. read more >
‘Cost to Cure’ Backs $8M Buy From Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gets $8 million in a right-of-way acquisition deal as the Arkansas Department of Transportation begins work on its $1 billion 30 Crossing project in metro Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
ArDOT Wins Long-Term Cash, Plots New I-30 Funding Path
The Arkansas Supreme Court may have handed the Arkansas Department of Transportation a loss in October, but the agency isn’t licking any wounds. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Voters Approve Ballot Measures for Highways, Term Limits
Arkansas voters approve permanently extending a half-cent sales tax for highways and loosening term limits for legislators, but rejected efforts to impose new restrictions on ballot initiatives. read more >
ArDOT Chief Lorie Harris Tudor Has Paid Her Dues
Lorie Harris Tudor, the first woman to head the Arkansas Transportation Department, began work there 39 years ago as an entry-level clerk typist. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Maumelle’s New I-40 Interchange Just Weeks from Opening
Completion of a new $14.6 million interchange is about five weeks away from providing Maumelle Boulevard motorists with a long-awaited alternative interstate access. read more >
by George Waldon -
Mayor Frank Scott Speaks After 8 Months: Successes, Struggles and the Message
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and his spokeswoman, Stephanie Jackson, sat down for an hourlong interview Aug. 30 at City Hall. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Road Funding in Arkansas Still Elusive
Gov. Asa Hutchinson sees highway funding as a priority when the state’s next legislative session opens in January. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Cherokee, Quapaw Tribes Betting on Casino Amendment
Two Native American tribes triumphed last week when the Arkansas secretary of state’s office said enough signatures had been gathered to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot and let voters decide on legalizing casino gambling. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Highway Commission Drops Plan for Road Funding Measure This Year
The Arkansas Highway Commission on Tuesday voted to drop an effort to put a road funding plan on the November ballot and instead will try again with a proposal it will advocate to lawmakers next year. read more >
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Charting a Course for Road Funding in Arkansas (Erika Gee and Justin Allen Commentary)
Our roads are in need of repair and expansion, but the money necessary to meet these needs isn’t there. Decisions made in the coming months by elected officials, and possibly the voters, will shape the future of our transportation infrastructure for years to come. read more >
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