Randy Ort

COVID-19 hurt tax revenue for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, but all projects remain on track, and the department doesn't think future projects will be affected by the pandemic. read more >

Randy Ort is back as the external spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Transportation but only, he hopes, for a short while. read more >

A constitutional amendment to make a half-cent sales tax permanent goes before Arkansas voters on Nov. 3. Those in favor of the amendment, which would dedicate the tax revenue to the state highway fund, are already out beating the bushes to drum up support. read more >

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has named Danny Straessle the new public information officer. read more >

Hutchinson is expected to give an update on the recently appointed Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding, as well as an overview on the economic development incentives passed in the recently concluded special legislative session. read more >

Losing a bid in February to clean the headquarters of the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department to Madre Hill's Razorclean Maids spurred O.J.'s Service Two owner Charles Hinson to launch his own investigation into his cleaning rival. read more >

Contracts totaling $100.4 million recently were awarded for 70 highway improvement projects around Arkansas. The dollar total could’ve topped $160 million if it weren’t for the looming shadow of the Fiscal Cliff. read more >

Twenty state-owned bridges that carry more than 10,000 vehicles daily are among 156 in Arkansas that inspectors consider structurally deficient and at risk for a catastrophe should a key component fail, according to records. read more >

The Arkansas River is one of four waterway systems in the state. The other navigable waterways are the Mississippi, White and Ouachita rivers, and the future of commerce on the Arkansas River is closely tied to the other waterways. read more >