by - February 2, 2026 5:49 pm
A package of U.S. Senate appropriations bills would direct $43 million to the Fort Smith metro for projects that include a mother and infant healthcare program at the University of…
by - September 3, 2025 5:19 pm
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) employees and consultants will begin this fall the work to “obtain more detailed information” about the proposed Interstate 49 route between the Fort Smith area…
by - August 22, 2025 3:13 pm
Friday’s (Aug. 22) groundbreaking ceremony for the 3.1-mile stretch of Interstate 49 that will include an Arkansas River bridge was equal parts celebration of the progress and awareness of how…
by - August 14, 2025 4:27 pm
With some prep work either finished and underway, state and local officials are set to gather Aug. 22 in Barling to ceremonially break ground on construction of the Interstate 49…
by - January 27, 2025 5:58 pm
The almost $300 million project to build part of a section of Interstate 49 between Alma and Barling is not expected to be delayed or halted by a recent presidential…
by - October 17, 2024 10:35 am
An almost $300 million award to build part of a section of Interstate 49 between Alma and Barling has been awarded by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). The award…
by - June 27, 2024 4:14 pm
The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million federal…
by - October 13, 2022 6:23 pm
State and local officials gathered Thursday (Oct. 13) in Barling to break ground on a “tremendous, transformative” project many thought they “would never see in their lifetime” and celebrate the…
by - April 26, 2018 11:11 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration have cooperated on an environmental re-evaluation as well as refining the conceptual alignment for a new section of Interstate…
