Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 10, 2019 Dick Trammel of Rogers, whose 10-year term on the Arkansas Highway Commission has ended, had a highway named after him as part of his send-off. Trammel on Wednesday presided over his last meeting as commission chairman. A 30-mile section of Arkansas 265 from Arkansas 16 in Fayetteville to Arkansas 94 […]
By Doug Thompson, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 6, 2019 FAYETTEVILLE – Money for roads is the most vital issue for Northwest Arkansas in the coming legislative session, political leaders and the governor said. State highway money is about $400 million a year short of needs, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation estimates. The governor wants the […]
By Joe Quinn, Guest Commentary, Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Sometimes when I’m in Little Rock speaking with a legislator or stakeholder group about the need to upgrade Arkansas roads and bridges, I think about Rainbow Curve in Bentonville. More specifically, I think of it on a Friday night about 5:30 when a light rain is […]
By Thomas Saccente, Southwest Times Record, December 30, 2018 A resolution that was passed by the Waldron City Council earlier this year on an Arkansas Department of Transportation partnership is still the subject of controversy. The city council passed a resolution Aug. 14 expressing Waldron’s willingness to partner with the Arkansas Department of Transportation to […]
By Frank E. Lockwood and Noel Oman, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, December 7, 2018 Arkansas organizations won competitive federal grants totaling $45 million to complete a long-sought section of Interstate 49 at the Arkansas-Missouri border and an extension of a Hot Springs bypass. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $25 million grant to complete a […]
By Noel Oman, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 19, 2018 The Arkansas Department of Transportation will explore other options after a study revealed that using tolls to finance the construction and operation of a stretch of Interstate 49 wouldn’t raise the needed revenue. The department looked at using tolls to build, maintain and operate a new 13.7-mile […]