by - January 18, 2023 4:48 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) will form an advisory committee and take time to develop a new five year plan and directives before deciding how best to find a…
by - January 17, 2023 10:27 am
The effort to build an intermodal port in the Fort Smith metro has received $3.17 million in government funds and spent or obligated at least $2.9 million since 2019. While…
by - December 2, 2021 6:58 pm
A conceptual study plan for an intermodal facility in Crawford County, which will be presented at a Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) study session in January, offers three planning scenarios…
by - October 14, 2020 4:47 pm
Progress continues to be made on an inland port and intermodal facility in Crawford County, according to Sen. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, and the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) executive…
by - April 20, 2020 5:42 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority announced Monday (April 20) it received a $360,000 grant from Economic Development Administration to be used to “conduct an environmental study and a preliminary design…
by - October 9, 2019 4:25 pm
Potential shipping of containerized freight on the Arkansas River out of Crawford County has been postponed until April 2022 to allow for “relay” of a new system of shipping containers…
by - March 5, 2018 7:10 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA, formerly RITA) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ports America to explore development of a multimodal logistics park and integrated river…
by - October 11, 2017 9:12 pm
Fort Smith area government officials remain supportive of an effort to build an intermodal facility in the region, with Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken saying it is a project…
by - August 23, 2017 8:52 pm
John Vickerman of Vickerman and Associates told stakeholders in the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) on Wednesday (Aug. 23) the Fort Smith region should pursue its planned intermodal facility “the…
