The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold a Public Involvement Session in Gould to discuss plans for improvements to Highway 65, according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.

    The informal session will be held Thursday, September 9, 2004, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Gould Elementary School cafeteria, 1^st and Oak Streets, in Gould.

     Plans call for widening two sections of Highway 65 to four lanes in Lincoln and Desha counties.  The first segment would be 8.3 miles and extend from south Grady southward to north Gould.  The second segment would be 7.4 miles and extend from north Gould southward to Highway 159. 

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

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