Manning the Fort: Chaffee Crossing Hopes to Build on Record Year
As Fort Smith moves into the future, it is relying on its strong and significant ties to its past. read more >
As Fort Smith moves into the future, it is relying on its strong and significant ties to its past. read more >
Discussions began more than 25 years ago for the project. read more >
The influx of residents into Washington and Benton counties — the two most populous of the three-county metropolitan statistical area — is a positive for the region but is not without its complications. read more >
In today’s political climate, even seemingly bipartisan issues like addressing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure can bog down quickly. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court may have handed the Arkansas Department of Transportation a loss in October, but the agency isn’t licking any wounds. read more >
Texarkana officials agree that if and when the long-planned extension of Interstate 49 from Texarkana to Fort Smith is completed, it will be a boon for the economic development. read more >
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 >
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 >
A key component of the massive I-49 project in western Arkansas is a 13.7-mile stretch near Fort Smith that includes a bridge over the Arkansas River. read more >
AHTD Director Scott Bennett narrowed his department's options in January after Gov. Asa Hutchinson asked him to put together a list of the state’s top-priority highway projects. read more >
Some of Jerry Holder’s highest-profile projects are Interstate 540 in northwest Arkansas and the High-Five Interchange in Dallas. read more >
June was a big month for commercial transportation and its benefits to consumers. On June 29, the Interstate Highway System turned 60. And on June 26, the expansion of the Panama Canal was completed, more than doubling the ship-board container capacity of the canal, which was built in 1914. read more >
Cody Crawford, the president of C.R. Crawford Construction of Fayetteville, has his hands full with work these days. He’s not alone — the region is showing signs of shrugging off the hangover of the recession. read more >
The Don Tyson Interchange is set to open Monday afternoon in Springdale. City officials say the new interchange should help relieve traffic congestion on Sunset Avenue, which is the main roadway used to get into and out of Springdale from the interstate. read more >
Just from its portamanou name alone, it’s easy to see that Texarkana is a place that belongs to more than just one community. The two cities known as Texarkana serve not just as a central hub for the four states they anchor, but also as a checkpoint for both national transportation and international shipping. read more >
