LITTLE ROCK (11-26) 

     The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), will hold a Public Involvement Session in Fountain Lake to discuss proposed plans for a new highway in the area, according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.

     The informal session will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2003, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Fountain Lake High School cafeteria in Fountain Lake.

     Future plans call for the construction of a four-lane, divided highway on new location that will be an extension of the Martin Luther King Expressway.  The highway will extend from Highway 70 East, near Morning Star, northward to Highway 7 North near Fountain Lake.

     The public is invited to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view displays, ask questions and offer comments. 

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