by - January 20, 2015 1:52 pm
Routine bridge maintenance will require a lane closure on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith/Van Buren, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. Crews will perform maintenance on…
by - May 15, 2014 3:44 pm
To paraphrase former President Gerald Ford, "Our long nightmare is (almost) over." According to District 4 Engineer Chad Adams of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, the more than $70…
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 - September 26, 2013 11:09 am
It has been a little less than nine months since Interstate 540 through Fort Smith and Van Buren was reduced to one lane in both directions, causing traffic nightmares not…
by - April 10, 2013 4:34 pm
Since the start of more than $78 million in construction on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith and Van Buren on Jan. 28, shifts in traffic have taken thousands of cars…
by - March 26, 2013 11:02 am
Since Interstate 540 through Van Buren and the north side of Fort Smith was reduced to one lane in both directions, many drivers will tell you traffic has often slowed…
by - February 12, 2013 9:57 am
The $78.8 million Interstate 540 improvement project may have eight miles of the road reduced to one lane in each direction, but the project may prove temporarily beneficial to the…
