Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed 150 Arkansas Good Roads Foundation members and interested friends at a meeting in Little Rock on November 13th. The governor talked about the upcoming legislative agenda and the central role that roads and bridges will play in the session. Lawmakers and the governor are considering options ranging from the general […]
JOE QUINN – SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE In Northwest Arkansas, it’s common to hear people mutter, “Traffic is really bad today.” It’s not unusual for people to delay their departure from work to drive at off-peak hours. The inability of the local infrastructure to keep up with population growth sometimes is as much of a […]
I’m Joe Quinn, the new Executive Director of the historic Arkansas Good Roads Foundation. Thanks for stopping by this new web page. Our goal is that this site becomes a gathering place for people interested in the coming discussions about how Arkansas finds the additional funding needed to upgrade our roads. Each year the […]
More than anything else the story of highway funding in Arkansas is about real people. Families trying to get through traffic to get their children to school on time. Farmers who have to take a longer way around to get their crops to market because old county roads can’t handle the weight of big […]
The 278 Bypass at Monticello has been opened after a dedication ceremony on a beautiful fall day. Lt Governor Tim Griffin was the keynote speaker. He talked about Arkansans wanting to be connected and unified by good roads. The bypass is a key part of the future of Interstate 69 running through Arkansas. That […]