KTHV - Wed July 13, 2022
North Little Rock, Ark., Leaders Want Grant for Help in Replacing Crumbling Viaduct
A busy overpass in North Little Rock, Ark., has recently gotten some much needed attention as city officials have pushed for federal funding with hopes that they can avoid an infrastructure nightmare. Anyone looking underneath the 95-year-old Main Street Viaduct can see that the condition of the overpass is deteriorating, Little Rock television station KTHV reported July 7....
City of Fayetteville & Arkansas Money & Politics - Wed June 29, 2022
Fayetteville, Ark., Creating New Downtown Cultural Arts Civic Plaza
The city of Fayetteville, Ark., has been working diligently on various construction projects in its downtown, including the West Avenue Civic Plaza, a key element of the community's Cultural Arts Corridor developmentOnce the project is finished, the plaza will be renamed "The Ramble," and become a place that helps link Fayetteville's cultural and natural attractions with the downtown and entertainment district, Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) reported in mid-June....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Wed June 15, 2022
Little Rock Zoo Director Hopes to Get Funds for Upgrade From August Bond Vote
Faced with aged and outdated facilities, the director of the Little Rock Zoo made the case for raising the funds necessary to significantly upgrade the park at a June 8 public meeting ahead of the city's bond proposal up for a vote in August....
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record - Thu May 19, 2022
Flawed Bridge Retaining Wall Delays Completion of Arkansas Highway Extension
A faulty retaining wall has delayed completion of the 5.8-mi.-long extension of the King Expressway, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) announced. The transportation agency told the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record in November that the $80.14 million project connecting the U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 03, 2022
$188M I-30 Project Is Largest Ever for Arkansas Highway Commission
A record-setting $188 million project that will widen almost 5.5 mi. of Interstate 30 is under way in Saline County, Arkansas. Crews also are tasked with reconstructing three interchanges and replacing five existing bridges....
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Thu January 13, 2022
School District in Springdale, Ark., Asking for $60M from State for Renovations
The Springdale School District hopes to receive more than $60 million from the Arkansas Public Facilities Partnership to renovate nine of its older buildings. The partnership has said it will pay 58.4 percent of the construction projects, with the school system to pay the rest, Charles Stein, a consultant working on the project for the district, told the Democrat-Gazette....
Power Equipment - Tue January 11, 2022
Power Equipment Announces New Sales Manager for Central, Southern Arkansas
Power Equipment, a Bramco company, announced Brian Bourne is the new sales manager of central and southern Arkansas. Bourne is responsible for leading the Little Rock, Ark., sales team in the promotion and sale of new, used and rental equipment within that market....
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record - Mon November 22, 2021
VIDEO: Arkansas's King Expressway Extension Ahead of Schedule, to Be Completed in 2022
Construction of the $79 million, 5.8-mi. extension of the King Expressway from the U.S. Highway 70 East interchange to the junction of Arkansas Highway 5 and AR 7 is running ahead of schedule, the state Department of Transportation (ArDOT) has announced....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Work Has Begun on Little Rock's $81M Cantrell Road Widening Project
On Oct. 25, after years of public hearings, ideas and input, construction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Cantrell Road Widening Project in west Little Rock has finally gotten under way....
Office of Gov. Mike Parson - Tue October 26, 2021
Governors Celebrate Partnership to Complete I-49 Connector
On Sept. 30, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined together at the Missouri-Arkansas state line for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the I-49 Missouri-Arkansas Connector....
