LITTLE ROCK (10-17) 

The following lane closures are scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2003, along I-540 in the Lowell/Springdale/Fayetteville area.  The lane closures will allow the Department's contractor to complete work involving placement of pavement markings from south of the Great House Springs Road interchange to just north of the Wagon Wheel Road interchange. 

·         Monday, October 20, moving lane closures at various times and locations, during the daytime only, in both the southbound and northbound lanes, to allow the contractor to apply pavement markings. 

Materials utilized in this work are subject to temperature and moisture restrictions; therefore, adjustment of the time of the announced lane closures may become necessary due to weather as well as other unforeseen conditions.

This is the only work remaining on the project to remove the old and weathered upper layer of the existing roadway surface and apply a new surface, to upgrade guardrail safety treatments at bridge ends and to apply new pavement markings to enhance the safety for motorists on approximately 10 miles of Interstate 540, from the bridges over Van Asche Drive in northern Fayetteville to the Goad Springs Road underpass just south of the Hwy 264 Interchange in Lowell.

Motorists are reminded that the speed limit in this work zone has been reduced from 70 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour, for the safety of the construction workers and the motorists. Increased traffic enforcement is scheduled in this work area and, under Arkansas law, fines are doubled for violations in the work zone.

Motorists are urged to use care and think ahead when traveling through the work zone.  They should remember to Merge Left Early as they approach the work zone; to Obey the Posted Speed Limits and Other Regulatory Signing; to Maintain a Steady Speed; to Leave Room between them and other vehicles; to Be Aware of Road Conditions in front of them; and to Anticipate the Unexpected Need to Stop or Reduce Speed Substantially.

For up-to-date information on lane closures on this and other projects in the state, visit the internet site, www.arkansashighways.com.

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