Press Releases

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July 2009

• Lane Closure Scheduled in West Memphis

• Highway 71 Near Mountainburg to Re-open

June 2009

• Weight Restrictions To Be Imposed on Highway 124 in Conway County

• Weight Exceptions Rescinded on Highway 46 - Redfield to Sheridan

• Sunday Work on Interstate 530 Requires Lane Closures

• Notice To Media

• Repairs Close Highway 71 Near Mountainburg

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Searcy

• Notice To Media

• 2009 Highway Maps Now Available

• Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance Schedules 2nd Meeting

• Road Closure Scheduled in Greene County

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Paragould

• Notice to Media

• Notice to Media

• Nighttime Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 30

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Highway 67 in Jacksonville

• Road Closure Planned on Highway 226 in Jackson County

• Department Begins Posting Notices of Illegal Trash Receptacles

• Notice To Media

May 2009

• Lane Closure Scheduled in West Memphis

• Public Meeting Scheduled in Ash Flat

• Lane Closure Scheduled in West Memphis

• Commuter Lots in Bryant Close Temporarily

• Improvements To Highway Require Lane Closure

• New Flashing Yellow Signal Installed in Jacksonville

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in White Hall

• Notice to Media

• Repairs Require Stop Signs on Highway 71

• Notice to Media

• Lane Closures Scheduled in West Memphis

• Public Meeting Scheduled in McNeil

• Improvements Require Lane Closure on Highway 67

• Department Addresses Trash Pick Up Problem

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 40 at West Memphis

April 2009

• Public Meeting Notice (No press release issued)

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 40 Bridge

• Public Meeting Scheduled in Batesville

• Lane Closure on Interstate 40 at Pottsville

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 540 Bridge

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting In Russellville

• Funds Available for Recreational Trails

• Workzone Information System Monitors West Memphis Traffic

• Work On 530 To Require Lane Closure

• Public Meeting Scheduled in Jordan

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 530

• Motorist Survey To Be Conducted In Van Buren

• Notice to Media 

• Work Zone Awareness Promoted

March 2009

• Work Will Require Lane Closures On Interstate 530

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Clarksville

• Public Meeting Scheduled in Centerton

• Preferred Alternative Identified for Highway 18 at Blytheville

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Fayetteville

• Highway Commission Approves List of Stimulus Projects 

• Lane Closures on 67/167 in Jacksonville

• Lane Closures on Highway 67/167 and Interstate 40

• Notice To Media

• New Traffic Signal in Crossett To Begin Operation

• Debris Removal Continues in Wake of Ice Storm

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Wynne

• Arkansas One of First States To Certify Use of Stimulus Funds

February 2009

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Flippin

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Little Rock

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Mount Vernon

• Interstate 630/430 Intechange to have lane closures next week

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Springdale

• Lane Closures Scheduled at 630/430 Interchange in Little Rock

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Marianna

• Public Meeting in Flippin Postponed

• Arkansas Highway Police Discover Illegal Drugs

January 2009

• Inspection on Broadway Bridge Requires Lane Closures

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Flippin

• Inspection on Broadway Bridge Requires Lane Closure

• Inspection on Main Street Bridge Requires Lane Closure

• Notice To Media

• AHTD Identifies Preferred Alternative for Highway 265 in Bethel Heights

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Enola

December 2008

• Notice To Media

• AHTD Identifies Preferred Alternative for Highway 167 in Fordyce

• Arkansas Highway Police Make Drug Bust

November 2008

• Lane Closure Scheduled for 67/167 in Sherwood

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Marianna

• Rosenbaum Elected Chairman of Highway Commission

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Brinkley

• Notice to Media

• Public Meeting Scheduled in Prairie Grove

• AHTD Director Dan Flowers Receives Bartlett Award

October 2008

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Springdale

• Highway Police Uncover Drug Shipment

• AHTD Identifies Selected Alternative for Highways 65 and 82

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Fordyce

• Environmental Assessment for Highway 62 in Benton County Completed

• Notice to Media

• Final Approval Received for North Belt Freeway Location

September 2008

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Central City

• Construction of Highway 7 Passing Lanes Should To Be Completed In Early 2009

• AHTD Reopens Highway 7 To Traffic

• Public Meeting To Be Held In Fort Smith

• Railroad Work in Jonesboro to Close Highway 18

• Highway 7 To Reopen To Through Traffic

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 430 Bridge

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Fayetteville

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Pine Bluff

• Public Meeting To Be Held in Enola

• Lane Closure Underway for Highway 23 Bridge at Ozark

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Alpena

• Highway 367 (Arch Street) To Close Sunday

• Highway 7 Temporarily Closed South of Pelsor

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Hatfield

August 2008

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Highway 10 in Lake Maumelle Area

• AHTD Public Meeting Scheduled for Hope

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Jacksonville

• AHTD Releases Federal Funding for Safe Routes to Schools Program

• Benton Parkway To Close as Construction Begins on Highway 35

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Hot Springs

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Paris

• Highway Police Discover Drug Shipment in West Memphis

July 2008

• Status of Arkansas' Bridges Announced

• Exit Ramp To Open in Sherwood This Week

• Notice To Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Searcy

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 430 Bridge

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Royal

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 40 in West Memphis

• Arkansas Highway Police Uncover Drug Shipment

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 40 Mississippi River Bridge

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Van Buren

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 430 Bridge

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Portia

• Final Environmental Impact Statement For North Belt Up for Review

• Improvements Call for Lane Closure on Alcoa Road

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 430 Bridge

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Interstate 55 Bridge

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Highway 67/167 in North Little Rock

June 2008

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Marion

• Lane Closure on Highway 67/167 in Sherwood

• Lane Closure on Interstate 430

• Notice to Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Sheridan

• Lane Closure Scheduled on Highway 65 in Marshall

• Notice To Media

• Work on Highway 23 Bridge will Require Lane Closures

• Meetings Slated for Interstate 69 Connector Extension Feasibility Study

• Landers/Warden Frontage Roads Converting to One-Way in Sherwood

• Public Meeting In Alma

• Public Meeting Scheduled for Fayetteville

• Lane Closures Scheduled for Highway 67/167 in North Little Rock

• Notice To Media

• Highway Police Uncover Drug Shipments

• Lane Closure on Interstate 630

• Notice To Media

May 2008

• Interstate 430 Lane Closure Scheduled

• Lane Closures Scheduled on Highway 67/167 in North Little Rock

• Work on Interstate 430 Will Require Lane Closure

• News Event Notification - Flippin Bypass

• Lane Closure on Interstate 430

• Delays Expected on Interstates 40 & 55 in West Memphis

• Notice to Media

• AHTD To Hold Public Meetings in Monette & Manila

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Blytheville

• News Event Notification

April 2008

• AHTD to Hold Public Meeting in Fordyce

• Lane Closure on Colonel Glenn Road

• 2008 Arkansas Highway Maps Now Available

• Notice to Media

• Interstate 40 Overnight Lane Closure Scheduled at Crystal Hill Overpass

• Notice to Media

• Lane Closure Scheduled for 67/167 in Sherwood

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Texarkana

• Lane Closures Scheduled on Interstate 40 in North Little Rock

March 2008

• Notice to Media

• Lane Closures Scheduled for Interstate 40 in North Little Rock

• Notice To Media

• Federal Funding Announced for Recreational Trails Program

• Notice To Media

February 2008

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Highway 67/167 in Sherwood

• Notice To Media

• Campaign Signs Not Permitted on Highway Right of Way

• Lane Closure Scheduled for Highway 67/167 in North Little Rock

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Lake Village

• Safe Driving is February 27th Goal

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Paragould

January 2008

• Inspection on Interstate 430 Bridge Rescheduled

• Lane Closures Scheduled for Interstate 40 in North Little Rock

• Inspection on Interstate 430 Bridge Requires Lane Closure

• AHTD To Hold Public Meeting in Stuttgart

• Notice To Media

• Lane Closure on Interstate 540 Bridge Continues 

• Inspection on Interstate 540 Bridge Requires Lane Closure

• Inspection on Broadway Bridge Requires Lane Closure

• Ramp Closure Scheduled for Northbound Highway 67/167 Kiehl Exit

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