CONWAY NOT BUILDING ROUNDABOUT FOR ONCE: CITY LOOKS TO CONNECT TWO BUSY HIGHWAYS
By Jordan Howington, THV11 Digital, April 15, 2019 CONWAY, Ark. — After one failed attempt, Conway’s looking to make commuting easier for drivers. The city’s partnering with the Arkansas Department of Transportation in hopes to connect two of the busiest highways in town: Highway 64 and 65. “This would create a more direct route, potentially […]
BIDS OFFERED ON 15 PROJECTS TO FIX UP ROADS
Scott Bennett, director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, speaks during an Arkansas Highway Commission meeting on March 13 in Little Rock. By Noel Oman , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 11, 2019 In an era of gargantuan road construction work – such as the $631.7 million project to remake the Interstate 30 corridor through downtown Little […]
ARKANSAS PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is participating in National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), April 8-12. This week is a national safety campaign observed each spring, traditionally the start of construction season, to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. This year’s national theme is, “Drive Like You Work Here.” There were 2,085 crashes […]
NEW ‘ARKANSAS STOP’ LAW ALLOWS CYCLISTS TO TREAT RED LIGHTS LIKE STOP SIGNS
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 […]
NEW TOURISM DESIGNATIONS FOR ARKANSAS ROADS
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 […]
$95M MORE FOR ARKANSAS HIGHWAYS ADDS LEEWAY, DIRECTOR SAYS
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 […]
GOV. HUTCHINSON SIGNS FUEL TAX INCREASES INTO LAW TO SUPPORT HIGHWAY PROGRAM
By Steve Brawner, Talk Business & Politics, March 12, 2019 Arkansas motorists will pay 3 cents more for a gallon of gasoline and 6 cents more for diesel after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed part of what he called “the largest highway plan in the state’s history” into law Tuesday (March 12). Act 416 by Sen. […]
SALES TAX FOR ROADS ON BALLOT ENDORSED IN ARKANSAS SENATE
By Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 8, 2019 The Arkansas Senate on Thursday handily approved referring to voters in the 2020 general election a proposed constitutional amendment that would permanently extend the state’s half-percent sales tax for highways. The tax originally was approved by voters in 2012 for just 10 years. Without any debate, […]
ARKANSAS HOUSE ADVANCES GOVERNOR’S PLAN ON ROAD FUNDING
By Hunter Field, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 5, 2019 The Arkansas House on Monday approved Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s plan to raise more than $300 million a year for state highways with gambling-tax receipts, a fuel-tax increase, higher annual fees for some cars and a proposed constitutional amendment to permanently levy an existing half-percent sales tax. By […]
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTO?
What do you see when you look at this photo? Maybe road improvement work that might slow you down a bit? Work like this can delay your drive, but it’s also easy to look at this scene and see 3,500 new jobs for Arkansas, and $8.2 billion in economic activity. That’s the number of jobs […]