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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 -
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Lack of Funding Continues To Sideline Interstate 49
A lack of funding continues to hinder the completion of Interstate 49, a highway seen as a boon to economic development in western Arkansas. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Highway Widening Continues in Jacksonville
The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects to complete the $79.3 million widening of U.S. Highway 67/167 from Vandenberg Boulevard in Jacksonville to state Highway 5 near Cabot in the first quarter of next year. read more >
Counting the Days and Dollars on Widening I-630
Beginning this month, Mark Windle of Manhattan Road & Bridge will be juggling dozens of overlapping calendars, work crew schedules, traffic plans and subcontractors to hasten the $87.4 million widening of Interstate 630. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Increasing Arkansas’ Speed Limit Up for Debate
Arkansans have more than a month to tell the state’s Department of Transportation what they think of increasing the highway speed limit. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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 >
by Marty Cook -
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 >
by George Waldon -
AHTD to Change Name, Logo
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is rebranding. read more >
Broadway Bridge to Reopen Next Week
The Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River that connects the downtowns of Little Rock and North Little Rock is set to open to north-south traffic next week, about a month earlier than planned. read more >
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 >
Short-Term Nightmare Nears End for Arkansas Highways
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act — or FAST Act — authorizes $305 billion in funding for the next five years. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Trucking Associations Happy Transportation Bill Had Plenty of Room To Pass
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a six-year, $339 billion highway transportation bill by a 363-64 vote. The Arkansas Trucking Association applauds the move. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Work Begins to Fix Pig Trail After Slide
The clock is ticking for workers to complete emergency repairs by Halloween and reopen to traffic on the famed Pig Trail Scenic Byway in northwest Arkansas. read more >
by George Waldon -
Cautious Optimism for Rebuilding Broadway Bridge
Motorists who regularly drive downtown may dread next year’s replacement of the Broadway Bridge, but Little Rock and transit officials don’t expect the $98.4 million project to cause many problems for area businesses. read more >
by Austin DuVall -
Central Arkansas Planners Think I-30 Proposal Costly, Inefficient
The state Highway Department’s $450 million plan to widen Interstate 30, a project that includes replacing the Arkansas River Bridge, is generating hand-wringing from area planners. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Jonesboro Building $1.2M Roundabout
The bid for the project was opened last week, and it appeared Seagraves Construction Inc. of Maynard was the low bidder with a $1.2 million bid, according to Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department spokesman Danny Straessle. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Transportation Department Appoints New Public Information Officer
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has named Danny Straessle the new public information officer. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
First Section of Bella Vista Bypass to Open
Highway officials say the first section of the long-awaited Bella Vista Bypass will open to traffic in northern Arkansas this week. read more >
by Associated Press -
$31.4M Bridge Project Set for Jackson County
The job involves reconstructing one mile of Highway 367 and building a two-lane White River bridge at Newport, according to a news release from the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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