by - May 6, 2019 12:00 pm
The now completed 2019 Arkansas General Assembly session was historic for Arkansas roads and bridges as lawmakers passed a funding package that will exceed $400 million annually if voters agree…
by - November 29, 2016 2:22 pm
Officials with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) visited central Arkansas Tuesday (Nov. 29) to push for a federal civil works program under President-elect Donald Trump that would invest…
by - July 6, 2016 1:59 pm
Another 8.9 miles of Interstate 49 in Bentonville and Rogers is set for widening from four to six lanes as part of more than $66.4 million in work set to…
by - February 20, 2016 10:45 am
As the Northwest Arkansas region grows in population, it’s vital that corresponding infrastructure also grows, according to airport, highway, city and chamber officials, gathered Friday (Feb. 29) during the Bentonville/Bella…
by - January 7, 2016 1:15 pm
Highway contracts in conjunction with the Interstate 49 widening through Northwest Arkansas generated more than $41.48 million for construction crews in 2015. Nearly $350 million of highway projects are in…
by - September 29, 2015 6:00 pm
Orange and white barrels and cones have become a way of life across Northwest Arkansas, including major street projects in Fayetteville and Springdale. While the Arkansas Highway and Transportation continues…
by - July 29, 2015 7:58 pm
The Federal Highway Administration has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to expand Interstate 30 to 10 lanes through downtown Little Rock, a project that includes…
by - September 25, 2014 10:44 pm
One of the largest Interstate 49 work projects outside of the Bella Vista and North Springdale bypasses will be up to $65 million in major improvements on the Highway 112…
by - August 13, 2014 9:52 am
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) has announced that construction contractor Kolb Grading will begin rock blasting operations on the west side of McKissic Creek Road in Benton…
by - April 22, 2014 4:49 pm
With a population on the brink of 500,000, Benton and Washington counties grew beyond their infrastructure long ago. More than a dozen major road projects are underway in Benton County,…
by - April 18, 2014 12:21 pm
Anyone regularly traveling through Bella Vista in the morning or evening into Bentonville knows more access roads are needed to connect the town of nearly 30,000 residents to the rest…
by - December 4, 2013 10:10 am
It’s hard to travel anywhere in Northwest Arkansas and not see evidence of many ongoing road construction projects—and officials say the orange barrel phenomenon is going to be a steady…
by - November 26, 2013 11:18 am
Shoppers venturing out on the evening of Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) and Black Friday (Nov. 29) may want to avoid the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Interstate 540 in Fort Smith….
by - June 26, 2013 6:00 pm
Drivers in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area are accustomed to seeing orange barrels but soon it might feel like they are a permanent roadway decoration. Between several bond-funded…
