The City of Benton Community Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, immediately following the Parks & Streets meetings at 5pm (click to see those agendas). Discussion topics will include ?fireworks usage, ?️properties to be condemned, ?soil testing, and ?️town hall meetings. The meetings will be held at the Benton Municipal Complex in Council […]
Benton committees meet June 13th to consider trails, flooding downtown, overlaying streets
Two Benton committees will meet on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 to consider various items. The Parks Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m., to discuss a grant, the greenway and mountain bike park. The Streets and Stormwater Committee will meet immediately after Parks, to discuss right-of-way on Kenwood, Drainage on W. Cross Street and asphalt overlay […]
3 states affected by work on I-55 Mississippi River Bridge
If you are traveling through the Memphis area near the Mississippi River, you will want to be aware of work on the Interstate 55 bridge, scheduled to begin June 9th, 2023. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) plans to have contract crews on scene to close the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge. This will be […]
ARDOT to overlay 16 miles of I-30 beginning Wednesday, Alexander to LR
Alternating overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 7 through Friday, June 16 on Interstate 30 eastbound between mile markers 126 and 133 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weather permitting, crews will overlay 16 miles of Interstate 30. Work will also include the repair and replacement of selected sections of concrete pavement, […]
ARDOT to fund improvements for Benton streets & state highways
District 6 of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) finalized plans Thursday morning to resurface some major state highways in Benton. Some city streets will be resurfaced as well, with ARDOT’s help. Cranford Construction has been awarded the project. See the three parts of the project below, including maps. The highways to be resurfaced are […]
Huge load traveling slowly with escorts on Arkansas highways May 10-15
UPDATE MAY 10, 2023 A MySaline reader was watching IDriveArkansas on Wednesday May 10th before 10:00 a.m. She caught this screenshot above of the huge load and convoy to coming through, on Highway 82 in the area west of Crossett. The Arkansas Department of Transportation posted a photo of the kiln – looking similar to […]
Roundabout off South St bridge to close for restriping
If you’re passing through the north frontage road off exit 116 after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, you may experience a detour. Construction on the Interstate 30 frontage road (on the north side of the interstate) requires an overnight closure at the South Street roundabout in Benton. Weather permitting, crews will close the frontage road roundabout […]
State Police blames drag racing on death of Benton man
A Benton man was killed and his wife was injured in a wreck in Little Rock over the weekend, according to Arkansas State Police (ASP). In a release, ASP stated that two or more motorists were racing on Interstate 430 northbound on Saturday afternoon. They say this caused a fatality accident near the intersection at […]
Alexander invites citizens to help plan for Transportation, Housing, Recreation & Employment at public meeting April 11th
The Alexander Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on its final version of the city’s new Comprehensive Master Development Plan. The Public Hearing will be held during the planning commission’s regular April meeting on Tuesday, April 11. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the courtroom at the Alexander Municipal Complex […]
Look for a lane shift on Citizens Drive at Frontage Road in Benton
Construction crews working to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County will modify the entrance to Citizens Drive at Frontage Road. Weather permitting, crews will shift traffic to one side of the traffic island on Citizens Drive. This change in traffic pattern will take place between 9 p.m. Thursday, March 30, and […]
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