LITTLE ROCK (5-4) The 2006 Arkansas State Highway Map is now available from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.

     The maps may be obtained, at no charge, at any of the Highway Department’s District Headquarters and at all Arkansas Welcome Centers.  They are also available at the AHTD Central Office at 10324 Interstate 30 in Little Rock, by phone at 501-569-2444, or online at www.arkansashighways.com.  The mailing address is AHTD, Map Sales Section, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203. 

     The 2006 highway map features Highway 549 in Miller County on the front cover and includes messages from Governor Mike Huckabee and the Arkansas State Highway Commission welcoming visitors to the state.  The map also incorporates 19 inset maps of Arkansas cities, a chart showing mileage between cities, and a directory of State Parks and Historic Memorials, National Park Sites, National Forest Recreation Areas and Corps of Engineers Parks.  It includes information about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the Litter Violator Hotline and useful facts and resources on the 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate System.

     More than one million maps are expected to be distributed free of charge to the public.