I-30: Saline County - Connecting Arkansas Program

County	Miles	Est. Completion
Saline County	5.4	Late 2022

3 Travel Impacts(s)

3 Press Release(s)

1 Meeting Notification(s)

Overview

This project contributes to the six-lane widening of Interstate 30 in Saline County. When complete, the additional lanes will enhance the transportation connection through central Arkansas, increase capacity, and improve traveler safety.

Project Updates

Job CA0601 Highway 70 – Sevier Street
This project widens approximately 5.4 miles of Interstate 30 to six lanes and improve interchanges at highway 67 and Highway 70, extending generally from Highway 70 in Saline County to Sevier Street in Benton.

Construction Overview
- Widening to 6 lanes between Hwy. 70 and Sevier Street
- Bridge and overpass construction at Highway 70, Highway 67, South Street, and the Saline River
- Improved Hwy. 67 interchange
- Roundabout at South Street
- Lane closures
- Construction estimated to complete in late 2022

Construction Progress

48%

Construction Newsletter

Updates:

Travel Impacts	From	To
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a westbound traffic shift onto the new River Relief Bridge connecting with the exit to Highway 67/229. Read More	Apr 15, 2021	Apr 16, 2021
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures on the Interstate in April. Read More	Apr 01, 2021	Apr 30, 2021
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires the temporary closure of the southbound lane on Bell Street in Benton, beginning Tuesday, March 23. Read More	Mar 23, 2021	Jun 30, 2021
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a traffic pattern change for westbound I-30 ramp traffic at Exit 114 on January 5, 2021. Read More	Jan 05, 2021
West Sevier Street on the south side of I-30 will be closed to thru traffic at its connection with the frontage road and I-30 eastbound on-ramp. Construction will change this street from a thru road to a cul-de-sac. Read More	Jan 22, 2020
Construction requires a long-term closure of the Cherry Gingles Dumoth Public Access Area and Boat Launch Read More	Jul 29, 2019	Dec 31, 2021

Temporary Overnight Closures of Hwy. 67/229 below I-30
As part of ARDOT’s construction to widen I-30 to six lanes in Saline County, the work requires future overnight closures of Highway 67/229 below the I-30 bridge. Weather permitting, crews will close Hwy. 67/229 below I-30 at Haskell Exit 114, between the Frontage Road north of I-30 and Pawnee Drive. Over the course of two separate operations in late April and early May, crews will set a bridge for a temporary I-30 westbound bypass and then demolish the existing I-30 westbound bridge over Hwy. 67/229 once traffic has been moved to the bypass.
The first time the closure of Hwy 67/227 below the I-30 bridge is needed should be toward the end of April. This first operation is expected to require the closure during one night. The second operation will be in May, over the course of several nights. The highway is scheduled to re-open to the public during daytime hours.

See link below for detour routes. Additional information will be published nearer to the closure dates.

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Recent and Upcoming Construction
- Continued overnight lane closures for pavement operations
- I-30 median grading
- I-30 westbound base course work
- I-30 eastbound shoulder and embankement work
- Excavation and embankment
- Highway 67 interchange
- South Street bridge construction
- Highway 70 interchange construction
- Construction at Saline River bridges
Construction Cameras
Twenty traffic cameras are being installed within the I-30 construction corridor and are visible to the public through the iDriveArkansas.com website. To view, select the “Traffic” tab (represented by a traffic light icon) and click on “Traffic Cameras.”

Bid Opening
ARDOT opened contractor bids in December 2018 and the Arkansas State Highway Commission approved a bid for improvements by Johnson Brothers Corporation, awarding the project for $187.3 million.
Public Involvement
A public involvement meeting was held November 5, 2015. The meeting presented and discussed the proposed plans to widen Interstate 30 in Saline County. A flier, comment form, and map can be downloaded here.

Preliminary Schedule: