Notice to Media

           LITTLE ROCK (12-14) - A contractor for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will be working on the Galloway Road (Highway 391) overpass just east of Little Rock this weekend in conjunction with improvements to Interstate 40.  Weather permitting, the work will take place beginning midnight Saturday, December 15 and continue until midnight Sunday, December 16, according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.

This project is part of the Interstate Rehabilitation Program, which will improve 60% of the state’s 655-mile Interstate system.  This work is part of the overall project to improve nine miles of Interstate 40 from Highway 67/167 to the Lonoke County line. 

The purpose of the work is to raise the overpass structure to maintain minimum clearance for traffic traveling on I-40.  As part of the work it will be necessary to temporarily close the Galloway Road overpass.  The overpass is scheduled to re-open by midnight Sunday, December 16. 

Motorists may want to use an alternate route or allow extra travel time during the closure.  As always, motorists are urged to “Think Ahead”, “Buckle-up” and exercise caution when approaching and traveling through work zones.