Tag: Interstate 49

Highway officials tout benefit of I-49 completion

The consensus is that completion of the Interstate 49 corridor in Western Arkansas is essential to providing all the necessary components that will allow the Fort Smith metropolitan area to…

State highway and elected officials mark completion of $53 million segment of Bella Vista bypass

The Bella Vista bypass is nearly 6.4 miles closer to completion, and the state awaits Missouri on its portion of the bypass before Arkansas moves forward on its final segments…

Engineering work needed for $350 million I-49 Arkansas River bridge

Ed Thicksten believes building the Interstate 49 bridge and connection between Alma and Barling is a “cornerstone” part of system, and the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department is sticking with…

I-49 designation event comes with calls to complete the route in Arkansas

Multi-state and local officials came together Wednesday (June 25) in a church parking lot in Alma not just to commemorate the designation of Interstate 49 behind them, but to start…

Interstate 540 moniker in western Arkansas to change to I-49

Drivers making their way from Alma to Benton County are going to have to get used to hopping on Interstate 49 starting next week. According to District 4 Engineer Chad…

Officials from three states gather to talk I-49 funding

Representatives from Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri gathered in Barling on Thursday (Aug. 29) to discuss the status of the Interstate 49 project that will eventually link the Gulf Coast with…

Short I-49 stretch to open in late 2014

It has been talked about for years and by the end of next year, residents will be able to drive along a small stretch of what will eventually be Interstate…