Watch for road work in the East End area, beginning Tuesday. READ MORE BELOW 👇 Contractors will begin work on on Tuesday July 16th at approximately 10:00 a.m. at the Highway 167 and E. Woodson Lateral. This work is to replace the traffic control box. This intersection will become a 4-way stop while contractors work […]
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 […]
Bridge inspection in Salem area results in precautionary lane restriction
Traffic on Samples Road will be restricted to one lane on the bridge over Hurricane Creek, according to a statement from the Saline County Judge’s Office. The Saline County Road Department made the temporary change after a routine bridge inspection on Tuesday, November 22nd. The bridge is near New Life Baptist Church. Crews installed […]
ARDOT will make overnight frontage road closures at Exit 116 this weekend for work on South St bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires temporary, overnight stoppages of traffic on the frontage roads near the South Street bridge in Benton, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will lift and place steel girders at the South Street overpass. This will require periodic stoppages […]
ARDOT needs to close I-30 and 67/229 all night starting Friday to fix the bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a significant overnight closure of I-30 westbound at Exit 114, including the closure of Highway 67/229 below the overpass, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will close all I-30 westbound lanes between the exit and entrance ramps at […]
The infamous pothole near Target is finally getting its repairs
You may wonder why there’s a shirtless man as the first picture in this article, or you may remember about a month ago that we (buttoned-up professionals) at MySaline.com did a live video stream of… well of a pothole. That video is below, and the man in the video is Trey Jones of Shannon Hills. […]
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. […]
County Making Big Improvements to Mars Hill Road in Bauxite
The Saline County Road Department has crews working on a project on Detonti Road in the Mars Hill area of Bauxite. The plan is to straighten a dangerous curve, build a bridge and put in a large box culvert. This project is expected to finish by the end of 2017. Until then, use caution and […]
House Fire Reported in Bryant Early Sunday
MySaline received a report of a fire at a home on North Reynolds Road in Bryant in the early hours of Sunday morning. The exact report from a citizen follows. “I was headed home from Bryant Wal-Mart around 315am this morning 04/09/2017. When I was stunned by the site of a home on N. Reynolds […]
Take This Detour Off Northshore Beginning Tuesday
There will be a detour off of the east end of Northshore Drive beginning Tuesday, December 20, 2016 for the installation of a 18” storm drainage there. During that time, motorists may take Lee Circle to get between Northshore and Alcoa Road.