An eastbound semi-trailer truck rolls along Interstate 40 between Little Rock and Memphis. Photo by Bill Paddack By Noel Oman, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 13, 2019 The Arkansas Department of Transportation would spend nearly $500 million over 20 years to widen sections of Interstate 40 between North Little Rock and West Memphis, according to a draft […]
Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks Thursday in Hot Springs about plans for funding state highway improvements. He spoke at the Arkansas Rural Economic Development Conference and said he’d like the Highway Commission to develop a plan for how it would use money raised for roadways. By Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, May 17, 2019 HOT SPRINGS […]
Highway 10 near Waveland in western Arkansas. Photo by Bill Paddack This is a commentary written by Joe Quinn for Talk Business & Politics, May 7, 2019. The now completed 2019 Arkansas General Assembly session was historic for Arkansas roads and bridges as lawmakers passed a funding package that will exceed $400 million annually if […]
Gov. Asa Hutchinson with Joe Jacobs (immediately to the governor’s right) signed into law legislation that puts Arkansas ahead of the curve as far as cycling goes. By Lindsey Millar, Arkansas Times, April 2, 2019 Arkansas is now the second state in the country that allows people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield […]
This stretch of state Highway 22 at Barling outside Fort Smith is part of what will be designated as the True Grit Trail. (Editor’s Note: This is Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s weekly address for March 22.) We have successfully tackled some tough issues in the 92nd General Assembly, but not everything I sign is as serious […]
ARDOT Director Scott Bennett: “It gives us a lot more flexibility in where the money is spent in addition to allowing us to do just that much more in improvements.” By Noel Oman, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 14, 2019 The $95 million in additional money that will go to the Arkansas Department of Transportation annually as […]