Notice to Media

Public Meeting on Construction of South Loop in West Memphis

July 29, 1997 -- The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold an open forum public hearing from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 1997, at the West Memphis City Hall Council Chambers, 205 South Redding in West Memphis. The hearing offers citizens the opportunity to express their views on the proposed construction of a 2.5-mile South Loop of West Memphis.

Proposed improvements include constructing four 12-foot travel lanes with a 13-foot center turn lane beginning at Highway 38 (Club Road) south for 795 feet. The roadway then changes into a two-lane road with 12-foot travel lanes with an eight-foot wide shoulder and concludes at South 8th Street. The design will allow for the widening of the two-lane section into a four-lane section if future traffic levels warrant such widening.

The open forum allows citizens the opportunity to attend anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Personnel will be on hand during those hours to explain the proposed design, answer questions, and take written or oral comments about the project.

Preliminary plans, information relative to environmental studies, proposed right of way acquisition, and other pertinent information relative to the proposed project, as well as written statements received from interested persons, agencies or groups, are available for public inspection and copying at the office of the District Engineer, AHTD, 2701 U.S. Highway 64, west of Junction of Highway 1 North.

Anyone wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, written statements made at the public hearing may submit them to the District Engineer, AHTD, P.O. Box 278, Wynne, Arkansas 72396-0278. Such submissions must be received no later than Friday, August 8, 1997. 

For Further Information Contact:

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209
Tel: 501-569-2000
FAX: 501-569-2400
e-mail: info@arkansashighways.com