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February 26, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Roads Slick; Winter Advisory Until 10am in Saline County

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Scroll down for 7-day extended forecast ? THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL FEBRUARY 26 AT 10:00AM. EXPECT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. Scroll down for 7-day extended […]

February 20, 2022 By Bekka Wilkerson

Quorum Court moves to Tuesday for holiday, will honor Hornet Football Team and discuss funds appropriation Feb 22

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  The Saline County Quorum Court will meet on Tuesday, February 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Saline County Courthouse, in Courtroom #3. Justices of the Peace will be honoring the Bryant Hornet Football Team, reporting on the 2021 Arkansas Legislative Audit Report, and presenting a letter from the Saline County History and Heritage Society.  […]

February 2, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Agencies partner to launch “Slow Down Phone Down” Work Zone Safety Program

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The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), together with Arkansas State Police (ASP) and Arkansas Highway Police (AHP), announced a new work zone safety campaign aimed at cracking down on reckless and distracted driving in work zones across the state. The Slow Down, Phone Down campaign will deploy increased ASP and AHP patrols in work zones to watch […]

January 31, 2022 By Shelli Poole

February to be Traffic-Wary: ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 in Benton for widening project

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Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures on the Interstate. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes between U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116). This continues the ongoing work to widen the Interstate, and lane closures […]

January 25, 2022 By Shelli Poole

ARDOT & ASP partner to create easy non-emergency number for highway motorists in Arkansas

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There’s a new easy phone number you can call while you’re driving on the highway and need to report something that’s important, but not quite an emergency.  The Arkansas Department of Transportation partnered with the Arkansas State Police and wireless communications companies to create this tool for Arkansas residents and out of state visitors to […]

January 20, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Bridge pavement repair will have you get off I-30 and back on at Exit 114 area westbound

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Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires an overnight traffic pattern change for bridge traffic on I-30 westbound at Exit 114. Weather permitting, crews will direct all I-30 westbound lanes to use the frontage road at Haskell Exit 114 and return to the interstate via the on-ramp Saturday night, Jan. […]

January 17, 2022 By Shelli Poole

ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 beginning Jan 18 to repair potholes between Benton & Little Rock

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Highway Construction crews will perform pothole repairs and concrete pavement repairs between Sevier St. in Benton (Exit 116) and Geyer Springs in Little Rock (Exit 132) beginning Tuesday, January 18, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). These repairs will require a single outside or double inside lane closure, depending on the specific location. […]

December 30, 2021 By Shelli Poole

January to be Discretionary – ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 in Benton for widening project

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Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 30 between U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116). This continues the ongoing work to widen the Interstate, and lane closures […]

December 22, 2021 By Shelli Poole

Bryant opens new section of walking trail at Alcoa Park

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The City of Bryant has a new walking trail open. Mayor Allen Scott joined the City of Bryant’s City Engineer, Ted Taylor for a final walkthrough of the nature trail at Alcoa Park. This trail will extend the current Bryant Parkway Trail through the park and continue along the parkway as it is being built. There […]