Little Rock, Arkansas (For Immediate Release) – State Highway & Transportation Department (AHTD) officials announced that the 2004 Thanksgiving holiday travel season will have the fewest number of Interstate lanes closed since active construction began under the Interstate Rehabilitation Program (IRP) in 2000.  Although not due to the IRP, two miles of the inside lane in both directions will be closed on I-55 near Turrell for bridge construction.

No lane closures are planned on I-40 in North Little Rock or Conway, or on I-30 from southwest Little Rock to Benton, but active construction and lane shifts may be encountered.  Motorists are advised to stay alert for merging traffic from on-ramps in construction zones where traffic must stop before entering the Interstate.  For more information, motorists may contact the AHTD Public Affairs Office M – F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. via phone at (501) 569-2227 or email at info@arkansashighways.com. 

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