Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight closures of Highway 67/229 below the I-30 bridge, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.
Weather permitting, crews will close Hwy. 67/229 below I-30 at Haskell Exit 114, between the Frontage Road north of I-30 and Pawnee Drive on Friday night, May 7 between 11:59 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and Saturday night, May 8, between 11 p.m. and 9 a.m.
Crews will be demolishing the existing I-30 westbound bridge once traffic is shifted to the new bridge bypass on Wednesday. Traffic detours will be in place as show in the map above ☝ and in the color-coded table below. ?
Temporary Interstate 30 bridge is pictured. Camera is facing south (toward Haskell), and located on the north side of Hwy 67/229 just north of Big Red/McDonald’s. Photo by Shelli Poole.
| Where you’re going: | Instead of this: | Do this: |
| From Haskell toward Hot Springs | 67/229 northbound to I-30 westbound or to continue on Hwy. 229 | Take I-30 East to Exit 116 and return to I-30 West via the South Street Bridge. The detour is approximately 5 miles and 7 minutes. |
| From Peeler Bend/Jackman Trail toward Haskell | 229 southbound to I-30 eastbound or to continue on Hwy. 67/229 | Take I-30 West to Exit 106 and return to I-30 East using the overpass. The detour is approximately 15 miles and 20 minutes. |
| From Benton/Bryant toward Haskell | I-30 westbound to Hwy. 67/229 southbound | Continue on I-30 West to Exit 106 and return to I-30 East using the overpass. Take Exit 114. The detour is approximately 15 miles and 20 minutes. |
| From Hot Springs toward Peeler Bend/Jackman Trail | I-30 eastbound to Hwy. 229 northbound | Continue on I-30 East to Exit 116 and return to I-30 West via the South Street Bridge. Take Exit 114. The detour is approximately 5 miles and 7 minutes. |
| From Hot Springs toward Haskell | I-30 eastbound to Hwy. 229 southbound | No detour necessary |
| From Hot Springs to Benton/Bryant | I-30 eastbound to continue on I-30 eastbound | No detour necessary |
| From Benton/Bryant to Hot Springs | I-30 westbound to continue on I-30 westbound | No detour necessary |
Traffic will be controlled with construction barricades, traffic barrels and signage. The public is advised to be cautious when traveling in the work zone and watch for slower traffic speeds. Areas adjacent to the Interstate may experience noise impacts during nighttime hours.
This project (Job CA0601) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program and includes widening 5.5 miles of Interstate 30 to three lanes in each direction, from the interchange with U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) to Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116). The project also includes improvements at the Highway 67 interchange (Exit 114). More information on this $187.3 million project is available at ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.
Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ARDOT.gov. You can also follow us on Twitter @IDriveArkansas for traffic and @myARDOT for everything else.