ARKANSAS ROADS RANK RISES 23 SPOTS IN REPORT
by Talk Business & Politics staff, December 27, 2020 The Arkansas highway system is ranked ninth in the United States in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to the 25th annual report from the nonprofit libertarian think tank Reason Foundation. The state improved 23 spots in its ranking from the previous report and was one of […]
ISSUE 1 ROAD PROJECTS
This is an Arkansas Department of Transportation map that shows what roads and bridge projects will be possible if Issue 1 passes. The continuation of this revenue source will allow for $5.6 billion in road and bridge maintenance and a second phase of the Connecting Arkansas program. There is no new tax involved here. This […]
JUST THE FACTS, PLEASE
Governor Asa Hutchinson was in Rogers this week talking about the need for adequate funding to pay for roads and bridges in Arkansas. He made his comments standing at The AMP, a music venue that only works because of the easy access off Interstate 49. In any Arkansas community you will find businesses like this […]
THE FIGHT FOR ROADS AND JOBS IN THE HEART OF TIMBER COUNTRY
Drive US Highway 82 into Crossett and the size of the sprawling Georgia-Pacific paper mill is what you notice first. GP came here in 1962 after buying the Crossett Lumber Company and 565,000 acres of fertile Arkansas timberland. The facility was expanded in 1976 and upgraded again in 1984. But 58 years later the plant […]
GOVERNOR: POLL SHOWS 69% SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY TAX
Sixty-nine percent of likely Arkansas voters favor a half-cent sales tax for roads that will be on the November ballot, according to a poll released by Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sept. 23. The poll of 800 likely voters by Gilmore Strategy Group found 69% in favor of Issue 1 and 18% opposed, with 13% undecided. The […]
ARKANSAS TRANSPORTATION BY THE NUMBERS – SEPTEMBER 2020
Click on the link below to access the report: Arkansas Transportation by the Numbers – Report
ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ISSUE 1
Press release, 2020-09-10 14:55 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 10, 2020) – Members of the Arkansas Economic Development Council, a commission composed of business leaders and economic development advisers who represent each region of the state, today passed a resolution to express support for Issue 1. Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment referred to Arkansas voters […]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ROADS
ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor presents the facts here about the proposed Constitutional Amendment known as Issue 1 that will be on the November 2020 General Election Ballot. Issue 1 asks voters if they will extend the current ½ cent sales tax that is set to expire in June 2023. Maintaining and improving Arkansas’ state highways, […]