UPDATE JAN 21, 2020: The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced plans in September 2019 to permanently close W. Sevier Street in Benton where it connects to the frontage road next to Benton First Church of the Nazarene. (This is NOT the road next to Pho 98 and Mac’s One Stop. It will stay open.) […]
Highway Commission approves street improvements in Benton & Alexander
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to roadways in Pulaski & Saline Counties, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. The purpose of the first project is: to resurface .2 miles of E. 4th Street in Alexander and 1.6 miles of various city streets in Alexander to include: Jason […]
Here’s what a REAL ID is, how much it costs, where and how to get it
Beginning October 1st, 2020, if you want to take a domestic flight or enter a federal building, facility or military base, you will need something called a REAL ID. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the REAL ID improves the security of state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards. They say it also helps fight […]
Benton Town Hall meeting Jan 28th to discuss parks and streets
The City of Benton invites the public to a Town Hall meeting Tuesday, January 28th @ 6:30 p.m. in the Gene Moss Building, located at Tyndall Park. This is to discuss upcoming Street and Park projects in the city of Benton. East Lakeview Dr. Road Rebuild Newcomb Rd. Sidewalks Riverside Trail Phase II Lyle Park […]
Highway Commission Invites Public to Learn About Funding Option at One of 12 Meetings
The Arkansas Highway Commission invites the public to choose one of several meetings to learn about proposed projects that could be funded by a continuation of the temporary half-cent sales tax. These meetings will consist of an open house session where attendees can view displays and visit with Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) staff. This […]
One Dead, One Injured on Interstate 30 in Alexander
An Alexander man died Saturday night after running into a vehicle on the highway. According to the Arkansas State Police, Raymond Taber (known as T.J.), age 30, ran across the eastbound lanes (toward Little Rock) of Interstate 30 at Bryant Parkway near Exit 124, at approximately 9:27 p.m. He collided with a 2011 Lexus, driven […]
Construction on Interstate 30 in Saline County Requires Overnight Lane Closures
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires continued overnight lane closures on the interstate, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, eastbound and westbound lanes on I-30 will be closed during overnight hours in various locations within the project’s work zone, west of the interchange with […]
Expect overnight lane closures on I-30, Dec 2-21
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires continued overnight lane closures on the interstate, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, eastbound and westbound lanes on I-30 will alternately be closed in various locations within the project’s work zone, west of the interchange with U.S. Highway 70 […]
Benton PD investigating fatal pedestrian accident at bridge
Benton Police Department responded to the Carpenter Street overpass just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in reference to a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle. A female victim, 54-year-old Heidi Taylor of Benton, was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. BNPD Criminal Investigations Division detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Team […]
Car from movie filmed in Benton to be in the Saline County Parade Dec 2nd
Photos courtesy United Artists films. There will be a couple of cars in the Saline County Christmas Parade this year that were stars in a movie filmed in Benton. The 1973 United Artists film “White Lighting” starred Burt Reynolds as Gator McKlusky, driving a Ford Galaxie 500 muscle car. That car is coming to Benton […]
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