Find community, government & holiday events below. To get your event listed, fill out the form at THIS LINK. FEATURED EVENT: THROUGHOUT DECEMBER Benton’s Small Town Christmas starts with tree lighting Dec 1st; includes Skating, Santa, Parade, a Run, Snowball Fight, a Giveaway & more… See the list of December events at… https://www.mysaline.com/benton-christmas/ Get reservations now […]
Survey asks if you want your trash service to change; Also recycling, yard waste, and big items
Let’s talk trash. And recycling, and yard waste. Recycle Saline is asking whether you’d like your services to be different. READ MORE BELOW So who is Recycle Saline and why should we tell them what we want? WHO IS THAT? For starters, Recycle Saline is the short name for our Saline County Solid Waste Management […]
ARDOT performing traffic shift on Highway 67/229 Tuesday & Wednesday
Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires a traffic shift on Highway 67/229 between the I-30 interchanges (ramps north and south of the overpass) over two nights: 9 p.m. Tue, Mar 26 until 6 a.m. Wed, Mar 27, and 9 p.m. Wed, Mar 27 until 6 a.m. Thu, […]
ARDOT to close Pawnee Drive to through traffic during bridge work
Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires a full closure of Pawnee Drive below I-30 from 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 through 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 27. All this according to a statement from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). More closure info below ?? Weather permitting, ARDOT crews […]
ARDOT to close 67/30 ramps Feb 19-21 to finish barrier wall
Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires alternately closing the I-30 eastbound on and off ramp at Highway 67 (Exit 114) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday night, February 19 through Wednesday morning, February 21 in Benton. Weather permitting, crews will alternately close the I-30 eastbound ramps starting […]
Construction on Interstate 30 requires overnight lane closures through June
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) from June 1st-30th, 2022. This continues the ongoing work to widen Interstate […]
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 […]
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, […]
ARDOT to shift traffic onto temp I-30 bridge Wednesday night while demolishing the old bridge
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will shift traffic Saturday, on Interstate 30 onto a temporary bridge at exit 114, so they can demolish an older bridge. This is part of a project to widen the Interstate to six lanes. Weather permitting, crews will shift westbound interstate traffic (going toward Hot Springs) onto a temporary […]