Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
75-MPH Limit Still Awaits Green Light on Arkansas Highways
A law allowing the Arkansas Highway Commission to raise the highway speed limit to 75 mph went into effect Aug. 1, but the actual raising of any speed limits will have to wait until the Department of Transportation and its engineers complete an updated traffic study. read more >
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Broadway Bridge Garners Engineering Award (Movers & Shakers)
The Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department was presented a bridge engineering award for the new Broadway Bridge at the International Bridge Conference in June. read more >
Mayor Bob McCaslin Says Bonds Spent on Bentonville Resources Show Crystal Clear Effects
Bob McCaslin served two terms as an alderman before being elected to his first term as mayor of Bentonville in November 2006. read more >
Epic I-30 Makeover Gearing to Go Through LR-NLR Urban Corridor
Widening a 6.7-mile section of Interstate 30 that runs through the middle of the state’s largest metropolitan area alone represents a monumental task. read more >
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You’re Not The Boss of Me (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
It’s a paradox: Consumers want to be led, yes. But they also want to be in the discussion about the veracity of the product, cause or campaign. read more >
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Arkansas Highway & Transportation Approves Bids In Northeast Arkansas
The Arkansas State Highway Commission in March approved bids for several road improvement projects throughout northeast Arkansas. read more >
Supreme Court Justices’ Data Offers a Peek Beyond Pay
The seven justices who sit on the Arkansas Supreme Court have a wide range of business investments, from property to tower rent for a radio station. read more >
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Arkansas Bridges Still Need Improvements
Arkansas’ perpetual struggle to repair and replace its aged and ailing bridges is paying small dividends. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Highway Director Scott Bennett Talks 30 Crossing, Money for Roads
The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department is keeping its promises and has many irons in the fire, Director Scott Bennett told the Little Rock Rotary Club on Tuesday. read more >
Connecting Arkansas Chief Jerry Holder on The Roads Most Taken
Some of Jerry Holder’s highest-profile projects are Interstate 540 in northwest Arkansas and the High-Five Interchange in Dallas. read more >
CDS Crime Cams Give Agencies Extra Eyes
Cellular Data Solutions of Bryant announced last week that its new Crime Cam can send real-time video of a robbery at a business to the police. read more >
Arkansas Drivers Merge Well with Others in a Roundabout Way
With their record of fewer accidents, the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department says more roundabouts are on the way. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Road Safety Goals Hit A Bump in Arkansas
In 2013, Arkansas released its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which explained how the state wanted to lower road fatalities to 400 or fewer by the year 2017. While Arkansas has shown improvement, it appears unlikely such an ambitious goal will be realized. read more >
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Slideshow: As Broadway Bridge Rises, Drivers Plot New Route
The steel pieces floating on barges in the Arkansas River at downtown North Little Rock look like “a giant Erector Set,” but by next summer they are expected to form the basket-handle arches of the new $98.4 million Broadway Bridge. read more >
The Public in Public Policy (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
A much-needed increase in annual highway funding is a problem. It’s a problem because the needs are so great, and the options for attainable, incremental funding are limited. In order to achieve the increases necessary to benefit all Arkansans, public involvement is needed in the development of new public policy leading to increased funding. read more >
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‘A Good Graphic’ (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
A couple of weeks ago, I opined in this space that our Legislature should just raise the blankety-blank fuel tax to pay for the highway construction and maintenance that Arkansans need and want. Last week, I ranted about the use and misuse of data, including by “the media” (my favorite monolith). This week, thanks to our friends on the editorial page at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I’m going to pull both of those topics together. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Conway Growth Produces New Airport, Strains Streets And Highways
Conway’s rapid growth over nearly 20 years has resulted in a mixed bag of results when it comes to transportation infrastructure. read more >
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Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Government
A government resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
I-30 Changes Worry East Little Rock Property Owners
The unknown changes wrought by a future improvement of Interstate 30 have downtown Little Rock players concerned. read more >
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Arkansas 226 Expansion to Improve Travel in Northeast Arkansas
The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department's multimillion-dollar effort to expand Arkansas 226 is paying off, with the final completed sections of the project coming online this summer and into the fall. read more >
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