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 49 (I-49) that would connect approximately 13.7 miles between Highway 22 in Sebastian County and the I-40/I-49 interchange in Crawford County.
A public meeting to review maps and provide input on the alignment and possible tolling of the bridge was held in Barling on April 26.
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Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority updates on Greenwood Bypass, I-49 north of Fort ChaffeeWestern Arkansas Intermodal Authority updates on Greenwood Bypass, I-49 north of Fort ChaffeeGovernor Appoints Keith Gibson to Highway CommissionFort Smith native Keith Gibson has been appointed as an Arkansas Highway Commissioner by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. He is the first person from western Arkansas to serve on the commission in decades. Northwest Arkansas to receive $25 million BUILD grant for I-49 Bella Vista bypassNorthwest Arkansas will receive a $25 million federal grant to build a 4.81-mile segment of Interstate 49 in Missouri and to complete the 18.9-mile Arkansas/Missouri connector, or the Bella Vista bypass. |
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