The Bryant Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning near the 124 mile marker south service road. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was treated at a local hospital. Police do not have a suspect in custody at this time, according to a statement. This is an on going […]
ARDOT to reroute traffic to temp bridge at exit 116 westbound
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a traffic pattern change at Exit 116 on the westbound Frontage Road, north of the interstate, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, construction crews will reroute westbound motorists getting off at Exit 116 to go onto a temporary bridge […]
ARDOT to close lanes Wed-Fri for I-30 & I-430 intersection
Drivers should expect lane closures overnight on the ramps at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Interstate 430 on Wednesday through Friday, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Weather permitting, on July 21-23, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., ARDOT crews will alternate lane closures at the on-ramps from eastbound I-30 (toward LR) to […]
Update: ARDOT releases times of pothole repairs on temp bridge at I-30 Exit 114
UPDATE – MAY 19, 2021 Expect delays beginning Wednesday on Interstate 30 in west Benton as pothole repairs are made. Several residents complained of a large pothole on a temporary bridge that was constructed for traffic to use while workers create the permanent bridge. The project in Saline County to widen I-30 requires asphalt repairs […]
ARDOT to close passage under 67/229 bridge at Exit 114 on Fri & Sat Night; See detour info
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, […]
Bryant Police say pedestrian died after vehicle collision Wednesday
Early Wednesday morning just before 1 a.m., Bryant Police officers were called to the North Service Road at the 123/Reynolds Road off ramp for a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. The driver of the pickup told officers a male was walking down the middle of the service road. The driver stated […]
Construction was delayed but now W Sevier St will become a cul-de-sac
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.) […]
Benton Police identify deceased man from under Interstate bridge
UPDATE JAN 13, 2020 The identity of the male subject discovered early Saturday morning near the Military Road overpass has been confirmed and next of kin has been notified, according to the Benton Police Department. He is identified as 37-year-old Calvin Eugene Jones, Jr., of Saratoga, Arkansas. The cause of death is still under investigation. […]
Bridge work on Interstate 30 requires frontage road traffic to yield at Exit 116 ramp
ARDOT will close one lane on the frontage road at Mac’s Minnows and More and vehicles there would have to yield to traffic exiting the Interstate. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires frontage road traffic to yield to westbound vehicles exiting the Interstate in Benton, according to Arkansas Department […]
Interstate 30 Widening Plans for US 70 to Sevier Street
The following are plans for ARDOT widening of Interstate 30 from two lanes to three, as of August 2018. NOTE: If you’re having difficulty loading the PDFs, scroll down to access the JPGs instead. Here’s the project overview. See more below that. PDF FILES (3 SETS): [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.mysaline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/i30-widen-1-33.pdf” title=”i30 widen 1-33″] [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.mysaline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/i30-widen-34-66.pdf” title=”i30 widen […]