Press Releases For 1997

These are the press releases we've issued during 1997. You may want to search for topics by keyword.

December 1997

• Highway Commission Schedules Series of Public Meetings
• Commission Meeting
• Bridge Inspection to Cause Lane Closure
• Commission Meeting
• Bridge Inspection to Cause Closure

November 1997

• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Arkansas Scenic Byway
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Improvements to Arkansas Hwy. 229
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Arkansas Scenic Byway
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Widening of Highway 425
• AHTD Director Dan Flowers Elected Vice-President of National Organization
• Highway Commission Responds to Stop-Gap Funding Measure
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Improvements to Highway 15
• Arkansas Highway Commission to Hold Series of Public Meetings

October 1997

• Commission Meeting
• Commission Meeting
• AHTD Accepting Transportation Assistance Program Applications
• Culvert Extension to Cause Lane Closures on Highway 7 in Garland County
• Commission Meeting
• Overpass Repairs to Cause Lane Closures on I-30
• Construction to Cause Lane Closures on Highway 67/167 and I-40
• AHTD to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Prairie Grove Bypass
• Bids Approved for Highway 90

September 1997

• Commission Meeting
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Improvements to County Roads 30 and 61 in Crawford and Washington Counties
• AHTD to Hold Meeting in Stephens
• Bridge Inspection to Cause Closure on Mazarn Creek in Garland County
• Commission Meeting

August 1997

• Highway Commission Releases Report on Highway Needs
• Commission Meeting
• Bridge Construction to Cause Closure
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Highway 1 Bypass in Forrest City
• Bridge Construction to Cause Closure
• AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Widening of Highway 365
• AHTD to Hold Meeting in Clarksville
• AHTD to Hold Meeting Concerning Railroad Overpass in Southwest Little Rock
• Broadway Connector Project to Cause Lane Closures in North Little Rock
• Westbound Interstate 30 Overlay Project to Get Underway
• Overlay Project to Close One Lane of Higdon Ferry Road
• Commission Meeting
• Commission Meeting
• Helena Bridge to Reopen

July 1997

• Public Involvement Meeting in Bono
• Public Hearing on Construction of South Loop in West Memphis
• Helena Bridge Pedestrian Crossing to Close Temporarily While Repairs Continue
• Helena Bridge to Reopen Ahead of Schedule
• Intersection of Highway 376 and 387 in Camden Converted to 4-Way Stop
• Highway 49 Bridge to Reopen by August 15
  Pedestrians May Cross Beginning July 25
• Commission Meeting
• Students Complete Summer Transportation Education
• Highway 49 Bridge at Helena to be Closed Approximately Six Weeks
• Highway 49 Bridge at Helena Closed
• Enhancement Program Offered by AHTD
• Commission Meeting

June 1997

• Highway 67/167 Access Road Overlay Project to Get Underway
• Commission Meeting
• Highway 7 Construction to Cause Lane Closures
• Next Phase of I-40 Construction to Get Underway
• Public Involvement Meeting in Springdale
• Public Involvement Meeting in Bono
• Eastbound Interstate 30 Overlay Project to Get Underway
• Commission Meeting
• Bridge Lighting Repair to Cause Closure

May 1997

• Commission Meeting
• AHTD on the Information Superhighway
• Public Hearing on Improvement of Highway 10 in Perry County
• Commission Meeting
• Commission Meeting
• Eastbound Interstate 30 Overlay Project to Get Underway
• Open Forum Public Hearing on Proposed U.S. Highway 71 Upgrading
• Commission Meeting
• Funds Available for Trail Development

April 1997

• Interstate 30 Overlay Project to Get Underway
• 1997 Arkansas State Highway Map Ready for Distribution
• Springhill Drive to Close Temporarily
• Public Involvement Meeting in Grady
• Public Involvement Meeting in Maumelle
• Commission Meeting

March 1997:

• Arkansas Highway Police Officers Uncover Cache of Marijuana
• Commission Meeting
• Intersection of U.S. Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 79
  in Monroe County Converted to 4-Way Stop
• Milestone Reached at Tunnel of the Ozarks
• Interstate Repair to Cause Lane Closures
• Public Involvement Meeting in El Dorado

February 1997:

• Lane Closure on I-40 Bridge at Exit 84 Near Russellville
• Highway 79B Bridge North of Camden Reopened
• Commission Meeting
• Hopper named Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman
• Commission Meetings
• Cache of Marijuana Confiscated Near Lonoke
• Public Involvement Meeting in Jonesboro
• Highway 79 B Bridge North of Camden Closed
• Cache of Marijuana Confiscated Near Hope
• Highway 187 Bridge Over Table Rock Lake Lane Closure
• White River Bridge in Newport Lane Closure

January 1997:

• Public Involvement Meeting in El Dorado
• Commission Meetings
• Commission Meetings
• Mary P. "Prissy’ Hickerson Takes Oath as New Highway Commissioner
• Commission Meetings
• Highway Police Officer Honored by Little Rock Police Department
• Commission Meetings
• Public Involvement Meeting in Lake Village
• Road Condition Report Available 24 Hours Per Day
• Commission Meetings
• Cache of Marijuana Confiscated Near West Memphis
• Highway 64 White River Bridge Lane Closure for Maintenance
• Commission Meetings

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