AHTD To Hold Public Involvement Meeting In Little Rock
Information Release
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
NR 15-095
April 15, 2015
LITTLE ROCK (4-15) – The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold a public involvement meeting in Little Rock to present and discuss transportation solutions for the Interstate 30 Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study. The study will identify and document the transportation needs and potential improvements for the study area, which includes I-30 from I-40 to I-530, including the Arkansas River Bridge, as well as I-40 from JFK Boulevard to Highway 67. This project is part of the department's Connecting Arkansas Program (CAP).
This meeting will present information on the evaluation and screening of the Reasonable Alternatives (that were presented at the public meeting on January 29, 2015) and the resulting PEL Recommendation(s). The PEL Recommendation(s) will be further refined during the final environmental process. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 16, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Horace Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School (Cafeteria), 1000 East Roosevelt Road in Little Rock.
The meeting will be held in an open house format, and the public is invited to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view displays, ask questions, and provide input on the study. For more information, contact the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department's Connecting Arkansas Program Manager at 501-255-1519 or info@ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.
Click the CAP website links below for materials presented at the previous public meetings:
August 12 & 14, 2014
November 6, 2014
January 29, 2015
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION: The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion or disability, in the admission, access to and treatment in the Department's programs and activities, as well as the Department's hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding the Department's nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Joanna P. McFadden Section Head- EEO/DBE (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: Joanna.Mcfadden@arkansashighways.com.
