The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is looking for the public’s input regarding the development of a State Rail Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide a guide for future investments in freight and passenger rail infrastructure and services in Arkansas and to position the state for competitive railroad funding opportunities. The statement […]
ARDOT to highway drivers: Left lane is for passing only
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to use the left lane for passing only. In 2021, Act 1090 was passed into Arkansas State Law which outlines the conditions drivers must meet while traveling on multilane highways in the same direction. Act 1090 was designed to prevent backups on […]
ARDOT to shift traffic, close a ramp, on Dec 18 & 19
Watch for ARDOT to make changes and close a highway ramp overnights this week due to construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes. Workers will close the eastbound on-ramp at Exit 116. Crews will be working to shift ramp traffic south onto new pavement adjacent to I-30. This means you’ll have to skip merging […]
ARDOT to close an Interstate 30 ramp this week in Saline County
Watch for ARDOT to close a highway ramp this week. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes requires closing the Highway 67 ramp to Interstate 30 east in Benton. The reason for closing the ramp, according to ARDOT, is for bridge work. This will begin 9 p.m., Tuesday night, December 12th and end by […]
ARDOT closing lanes on Hwy 229 in November
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will send crews for nightly work on Arkansas Highway 229 in Benton. Page closures will be necessary there for asphalt paving. Several Days: Scroll down for the when, where and what to look for… Where will it be? Alternating overnight lane closures are scheduled on Highway 229 […]
ARDOT gives us a small break from I-30 construction in November
Arkansas Department of Transportation will continue construction on I-30 through November. I’m sensing a theme – but we will catch a break. I have lost track of when the project started, for the widening of Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County. Here’s the good news – ARDOT must have known my birthday is […]
ARDOT to have snowplows on Arkansas roads on Halloween
Yes, we will see snowplows in October. But The Arkansas Department of Transportation’s (ARDOT) Winter Weather Strike Team will conduct training drills in the central Arkansas area from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 31. Read more below… The drills will consist of training drivers, performing equipment checks and maintenance. They will also do […]
Owensville Cutoff closing for culvert installation
Owensville Cutoff in rural Saline County will be closed Tuesday, October 24, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m., according to Trevor Villines of the Saline County Judge’s Office. This closure will allow Saline County Road Department crews to replace a culvert. If you live on this road, you’ll still be able to get in and […]
ARDOT closing the east end of Hwy 229 Oct 24-28
Y’all are going to kill me, but if there was no news, you’d have find me a new job. I know, I know… I just wrote an article about ARDOT closing a section of Highway 229 for 3 days. Well to continue the theme, here we are again with closures on the other end […]
Your Hwy 229 detour around The Gauntlet, AKA I-30 concrete walls, will be closed for the whole weekend
Just when you thought you were clever for taking Highway 229 to get around The Gauntlet… Yes, also known as those tall concrete walls on the left and right of narrow lanes on Interstate 30 on the west side of Saline County… You won’t want to take that normally convenient detour on Hwy 229 starting […]
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