Notice to Media

This program has been very popular throughout the state and nation since passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. ISTEA contains provisions for improving the surface transportation system through development of transportation enhancements, which are defined as follows: 

1. Bicycle and pedestrian facilities
2. Acquisition of scenic easements and historic sites
3. Scenic or historic highway programs
4. Landscaping or other scenic beautification
5. Historic preservation
6. Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation           facilities
7. Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including
        their conversion to bicycle and pedestrian facilities)
8. Control and removal of outdoor advertising
9. Archeological planning and research
10. Mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff
        (above and beyond normal environmental mitigation)

Applications should be received by October 31, 1997 to be considered for funding. Project applications, including general project guidelines, can be obtained from:

Arkansas Transportation Enhancement Program
c/o Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Programs and Contracts Division
P. O. Box 2261
Little Rock, AR 72203

Applications can also be obtained in Room 501 of the AHTD Central Headquarters building located at 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock.

Telephone: (501) 569-2262
Telefax: (501) 569-2623