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Fayetteville Interchange Gets $100M Upgrade After Decades of Waiting

Crews are rebuilding the I-49 and MLK Boulevard junction with new bridges, longer ramps and extra lanes while adding a nearby overpass to speed local traffic. read more >
Construction / Transportation

I-49 Interchange Improvement Coming to Fayetteville

The interchange, numerically Exit 62, is a vital and often-congested connection because of its proximity to the University of Arkansas. read more >
A rendering of the planned bridge over the Arkansas River that will be built as part of the I-49 expansion project. (Image provided by ARDOT)
Construction / Government & Politics / Transportation

Bridge to the Future: State Starts I-49 Arkansas River Bridge Project in Fort Smith

The project is the first in a four-part construction series that officials hope will finally get momentum behind the goal of extending I-49 from Fort Smith to Texarkana. read more >
Construction / Government & Politics / Transportation

First Step of I-49 Expansion Good News

Any step forward is good news for Curt Green when it comes to Interstate 49. Green owns a commercial real estate firm in Texarkana and is president of the I-49 International Coalition, which is based in Shreveport. It is Green’s dream to see the completion of I-49 between Texarkana and Fort Smith along the western border of Arkansas, hopefully in his lifetime. read more >
A rendering of the planned bridge over the Arkansas River that will be built as part of the I-49 expansion project.
Construction / Government & Politics / Real Estate

Manhattan Road & Bridge Wins $283M Contract for First Phase of I-49 Extension Project

The company will construct a 3.1-mile stretch of I-49 between Highway 22 and Gun Club Road that includes a new bridge across the Arkansas River. read more >
Albert Ogenche
Construction / Tourism

Albert Ogenche Joins Cromwell Architects Engineers (Movers & Shakers)

Ogenche will focus on electrical design, calculating lighting, voltage and circuit currents as well as developing construction documents. read more >
Traffic is often fierce at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Interstate 49 in Fayetteville. The Arkansas  Department of Transportation has a $50 million plan to reconfigure it.
Construction / Government & Politics / Transportation

ArDOT Allots $87M to Unclog 2 Spots Along I-49

Problems moving utilities caused a stoppage that has lasted a year, thanks to pandemic-related labor and supply chain issues. read more >
Tom Cramer II

Manhattan Road & Bridge Names Tom Cramer VP

Manhattan Road & Bridge of Tulsa, which recently completed the Interstate 630 widening project in Little Rock, named Tom Cramer II vice president. read more >
David Foster
Transportation

David Foster Joins Manhattan Road & Bridge As VP

David Foster has joined Manhattan Road & Bridge Co. as vice president of operations for its northwest Arkansas division. read more >
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, speaking during Monday's news conference to unveil a $300 million plan for state highways.
Construction / Government & Politics

Truckers, Construction Firms Ready to Roll with Arkansas Highway Plan

While Gov. Asa Hutchinson's $300 million per year plan for highways will raise diesel prices for truckers, they'll eventually come out ahead through time saved and fewer equipment repairs, the Arkansas Trucking Association says. read more >
Mark Windle, vice president of Arkansas operations for Manhattan Road & Bridge.
Construction / Transportation

Contractor Trumpets Early Opening Of New Hughes Street Bridge

Perhaps the trickiest part of the $87 million Interstate 630 widening project underway in Little Rock was replacing the Hughes Street bridge, planners said, but the work is finished, 23 days early. read more >
Amy Williams, executive director of Community Development at the Cabot Chamber of Commerce and Cabot Mayor Bill Cypert expect the $25 million Cabot North Interchange project to increase economic development once completed.
Construction / Government & Politics / Investments

Cabot Hopes Interchange Spurs Growth

A new $25.5 million U.S. Highway 67/167 interchange that Cabot residents helped pay for is set to open by the end of this year, and officials expect businesses to follow in its wake. read more >
Employees of Manhattan Road & Bridge work on the Cabot North Interchange.
Construction / Energy / Transportation

Locking In on the Companies Behind the Orange BarrelsLock Icon

The name Manhattan Road & Bridge might conjure an image straight out of New York City, but that would be off by about 1,300 miles. read more >
Mark Windle, vice president of Arkansas operations for Manhattan Road & Bridge, is project supervisor for an $87.4 million widening effort on I-630 in Little Rock.
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Counting the Days and Dollars on Widening I-630Lock Icon

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 >
Construction / Government & Politics / Transportation

Manhattan Road & Bridge Awarded $87.3M I-630 Widening Project

Manhattan Road & Bridge, a road construction firm with offices in Little Rock and northwest Arkansas, is awarded an $87.3 million Arkansas Department of Transportation widening project. read more >