Press Releases For 1998
These are the press releases we've issued during 1998. You may want to search for topics by keyword.
December 1998
- Opening Set for New Highway in Northwest Arkansas
- Road Condition Report available 24 hours a day
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Russellville
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Scenic Byway
- Highway Police Officers Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana
- Inspection to Cause Intermittent Lane Closure on Main Street Arkansas River Bridge
- Maintenance to Cause Closure of Highway 187 Bridge Over Table Rock Lake
November 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Lanes of Highway 183 to be Closed During Bridge Demolition
- AHTD Director Elected President of AASHTO
- Inspection to Cause Intermittent Lane Closure on I-430 Arkansas River Bridge
- Commission Meeting
October 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- Another Mile of Pine Bluff Bypass Opens
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Highway 16 Improvements
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Cotter
- Highway Commission Responds to Report of Governor's Council
- Lanes on I-30 to be Closed Intermittently
- AHTD to Hold Public Meeting in Batesville
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Jacksonville Cutoff Widening
September 1998
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Forrest City Bypass
- New Speed Limits To Go Into Effect
- Branscum Named Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman
- Commission Meeting
- Interstate 30 Repaving to Cause Lane Closure
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Highway 15 Improvement
- AHTD to Hold Meeting Near Tamo
August 1998
- Highway Police Officers Confiscate Load of Cocaine
- Bridge Inspection and Maintenance to Cause Lane Closures
- AHTD to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Sheridan Bypass
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Widening of W. Huntsville Ave.
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Highway 107 Improvement
- Commission Meeting
July 1998
- AHTD to Open New Ramp on Highway 67/167
- Highway Police Patrol Vehicle Receives Design Award
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- "Arkansas Drive for Life - Buckled, Sober and Safe"
June 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Interstate 40 pavement patching to cause lane closure
- Interstate 40 pavement patching to cause lane closure
- Dale Loe promoted to Assistant Chief Engineer of Design
- Press conference scheduled to kick off new safe driving campaign
- Commission Meeting
- Public Meetings Scheduled for Springdale Northern Bypass
- Culvert Replacement to Cause Highway 102 Closure in Bentonville
- Commission Meeting
- Arkansas Highway Police Participate in National Fleet Safety Survey
- Commission Meeting
- Maintenance Work to Cause Intermittent Lane Closure on I-440 Arkansas River Bridge
- Bridge Inspection to Cause Bridge Closure on Cantrell Road in Little Rock
- One Block Section of Highway 7 to Close in Russellville
- Commission Meeting
- I-40 Lane Closures Postponed
- Bob Walters Promoted to Chief Engineer
- Scott Mullis Promoted to District Two Construction Engineer
May 1998
- I-40 Lane Closures Scheduled
- Doug Nielsen Promoted to Division Head of Equipment and Procurement
- Lanes on Old Jacksonville Highway to be Closed
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Improvement of Highway 63 in Craighead County
- Lanes on Old Jacksonville Highway to be Closed
- NLR Railroad Crossing Will Be Closed for Repairs
- I-40 Repaving to Cause Ramp Closure
- Commission Meeting
- Highway 64 Repaving to Cause Lane Closure
- Interstate 30 Repaving to Cause Lane Closure
- Group Forms Southeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facility
- Ramp Closure on I-40 at Morgan
- DeValls Bluff Bridge Reopens
April 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- Highway Police Officers Seize Over 400 Pounds of Marijuana
- Campaign Signs Not Permitted on Highway Right of Way
- AHTD Announces Preferred Route in Morrilton
March 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- Highway Commission to Hold Final Regional Meeting in Little Rock
- Highway 70 Bridge at DeValls Bluff to be Closed Approximately 2-3 Months
- Commission Meeting
- Section of Highway 319 to Close
- Highway Police Officers Seize Record Amount of Money
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Mena
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Forrest City
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Widening of U.S. Highway 65
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meetings in Fort Smith and Springdale
- Commission Meeting
February 1998
- City of Warren Receives National Recreational Trails Funds
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Hot Springs
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Batesville
- Applications for Trail Development Funds Available
- Commission Meeting
- AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Construction of Augusta White River Bridge
- Maintenance Work to Cause Intermittent Lane Closure on I-440 Arkansas River Bridge
- Commission Meeting
- Drain Repairs to Cause Highway 321 Closure in Lonoke County
- Highway Commission Names Tunnel After Commissioner Bobby Hopper
- Highway Commission Appoints New Chief of Arkansas Highway Police
- Commission Meeting
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meetings in El Dorado and Monticello
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Fayetteville
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Hermitage
January 1998
- Commission Meeting
- Guardrail Repairs to Cause Lane Closure on I-40
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Morrilton
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Russellville
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Texarkana
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- Commission Meeting
- New U.S. Highway Designated in Arkansas and Mississippi
- AHTD Road Condition Report Available 24 Hours Per Day
- Commission Meeting
- Maintenance Work to Close Highway 187 Bridge Over Table Rock Lake
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in West Memphis
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meeting in Harrison
- Highway Commission to Hold Regional Meetings in Pine Bluff and Dumas
- AHTD to Hold Meeting in Forrest City
- Commission Meeting
1997
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