I-40 Bridge Over Mississippi River to Begin Reopening
The Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that was closed after a crack was found in the span will begin reopening to traffic next week, transportation officials say. read more >
by Associated Press -
Biden Budget Includes $149M for Three Rivers Project
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 includes $149 million for the Three Rivers Project, which officials say would prevent an economically devastating shutdown of the 50-year-old McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. read more >
Texarkana Regional Lands New Airport Terminal
The Texarkana Regional Airport will hold a groundbreaking June 12 for a $36 million, 37,000-SF terminal as it prepares for a post-COVID-19 future. read more >
Southern Airways Keeps Bringing EAS Reliability to 3 Cities
Southern Airways Express retains its Essential Air Service contracts in Arkansas and continues to be highly reliable despite a pandemic that has pummeled the industry, officials say. read more >
Recommended MSA Change Upsets Some Arkansas Cities
Four Arkansas cities and their surrounding areas face demotion and possible economic repercussions if a proposed statistical change is adopted by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Airports Get $1.4M in Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $1.4 million in federal grants to airports and airfields in Arkansas to offset costs and maintain jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
East Arkansas Tourist Byway Pedals Toward 2025 Finish
The stage is set for an especially busy year of progress on the Delta Heritage Trail. Construction will be complete or in motion on more than 24 miles of biking-hiking pathway in east Arkansas backed by an estimated $9.4 million during 2021. read more >
by George Waldon -
Infrastructure Still No Joking Matter
President Biden says he wants his administration to invest more in infrastructure than the country has seen since the Eisenhower administration. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Gets $40M for U.S. 67 Improvement
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced last month that it was awarding $40 million to the Arkansas Transportation Department to reconstruct and improve two sections of U.S. Highway 67 in Jacksonville and Cabot. read more >
$20M Matching Grant Starts Clock Ticking to Finish Delta Heritage Trail
A $20 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation promises to complete the Delta Heritage Trail. read more >
by George Waldon -
Southeast Arkansas Gets $10.5M Grant for Short Line Rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that a $10.5 million grant will be awarded to southeast Arkansas through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. read more >
Annual U.S. Household Transportation Expenditures Average $9,737
Households in the top fifth of income spent more than five times as much as households in the bottom fifth, $18,190 compared with $3,497. read more >
EAS-y Does It (Editorial)
Is air service essential enough that taxpayers should subsidize private companies because there isn’t enough consumer demand? The cities and airports served by EAS, in Arkansas and elsewhere, don’t struggle to answer that question at all. And Congress is on their side. read more >
Southern Airways Express Delivers EAS Reliability in 3 Towns
Southern Airways Express LLC has seen its passenger traffic climb since it began offering flights in Arkansas in early 2017. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
I-49 Bypass Gets Its Wish: A $25M Grant
The bypass is a 19-mile stretch of Interstate 49 that will sweep around Bella Vista to the west and reconnect in southern Missouri. It is the only uncompleted stretch of Interstate 49 between Kansas City and Fort Smith. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas, Missouri Join in Seeking Money for I-49
Another stretch of Interstate 49 may be closer to completion. Or closer to the money being found to pay for the work to bring the highway closer to completion. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Transportation Makes Up 4 Percent of Arkansas GDP
The transportation and warehousing sector contributed 4 percent of Arkansas’ total gross domestic product in 2016, according to the federal government. read more >
Help Wanted, Desperately, Behind the Wheel
Butch Rice, the president and CEO of Stallion Transportation Group of Beebe, has been preaching about the driver shortage for years. But it’s growing worse, he says. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
2 Arkansas Public Transit Systems Get $7.2M In Grants
Ozark Regional Transit in Springdale and Rock Region Metro in Little Rock have received grants totaling $7.17 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. read more >
More Critics Puncture Fed’s Plan for Infrastructure
The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model has sown doubt over a federal infrastructure plan that calls for 1.5 trillion in new infrastructure investment. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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