The public is invited to join elected officials, members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials, and other community leaders at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of the project known as 30 Crossing. This project reconstructed and provided operational improvements to Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.
The public is invited to join elected officials, members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials, and other community leaders at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of the project known as 30 Crossing. This project reconstructed and provided operational improvements to Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.
The last of the four statewide ‘Tip of the CAP’ celebrations will be held in Little Rock to showcase the 31 Connecting Arkansas Program (CAP) projects made possible by the half-cent sales tax revenue dedicated to road and bridge projects.
The ‘Tip of the CAP’ event in Bentonville will celebrate highway improvements in Northwest Arkansas made possible by the half-cent sales tax revenue dedicated to road and bridge projects.
The ‘Tip of the CAP’ event in Jonesboro will celebrate highway improvements in Northeastern Arkansas made possible by the half-cent sales tax revenue dedicated to road and bridge projects.
Proposed noise barriers at four additional locations in Jacksonville-11 different options-did not receive the necessary public support and will not be constructed.
The award is in recognition of the U.S. Highway 70 widening project extending from Interstate 30 westward to Hot Springs. The project tied for first place in the “Operations Excellence, Medium Project” category.
The project to widen Interstate 30 in Saline County-the single-largest contract ever awarded by the Arkansas Highway Commission-is scheduled to begin construction Tuesday, May 7.
The purpose of this project is to widen approximately 8 miles of U.S. Highway 65 to four lanes. The improvements extend from Clinton northward to State Highway 110.
The purpose of this project is to widen approximately 14.3 miles of U.S. Highway 412 to four lanes between U.S. Highway 67 and State Highway 141, west of Paragould.
The Arkansas State Highway Commission approved selection of Kiewit-Massman Constructors to provide design and construction of the 30 Crossing project upon the successful conclusion of an optimization and refinement period.
The purpose of this project is to widen 5.4 miles of Interstate 30 to six lanes, reconstruct three interchanges, and replace five bridge structures between U.S. Highway 70 and Sevier Street in Benton.
Construction contractor Manhattan Road & Bridge estimated that it would take 96 days to replace the bridge, resulting in a late October completion. However, crews worked hard to reopen the bridge 23 days early.
Since July 2013, ARDOT has completed 11 construction projects and has another six under construction, equating to more than 85 miles of highway and interstate improvements. Another eight projects with 60 miles of widening or new-alignment construction are scheduled for bid openings later this year.
The Location and Design Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Wyndham Riverfront (Silver City Rooms), located at 2 Riverfront Place in North Little Rock
Through a voter-approved constitutional amendment, the people of Arkansas passed a 10-year, half-cent sales tax to improve highway and infrastructure projects.
Thirty-one projects in 19 corridors across Arkansas are included in the CAP, which improves transportation connections to the four corners of Arkansas.
A collection of some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the Connecting Arkansas Program and the projects funded by the 10-year, half-cent sales tax.
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