Notice to Media

Interstate 130 to be designated in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (1-10) – Interstate 130 will be the official designation for Loop 245 in Texarkana upon completion of the highway from Interstate 30 to U.S. Highway 71, according to Arkansas Highway Commissioner Mary P. "Prissy" Hickerson of Texarkana.

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department requested the designation from the Special Committee on Route Numbering of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in the fall of 2000. AHTD officials were recently notified that the request has been approved.

The 5.8-mile portion of Loop 245 from I-30 to U.S. Highway 71 in Texarkana will feature signs designating the highway as “Future I-130” until the route is completed to full Interstate standards. “Progress is continuing toward the completion of a fully-controlled access facility,” explained Dan Flowers, Director of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. “This designation of the route as ‘Future I-130’ is an important step in establishing Interstate status to the Loop,” Flowers added.

“This Interstate Spur route will greatly enhance travel between I-30 and the industrial areas of Texarkana and would ultimately become a part of the overall route from Kansas City to Shreveport,” Hickerson said.

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