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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]