The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced that they have received an additional $91 million to work on six projects across the natural state.
According to a release, the $91 million is designated as Congressionally Directed Spending and Community Project Funding and was secured by Arkansas’s Congressional Delegation in the most recent Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriation.
Members of Arkansas’ Congressional Delegation include Senator John Boozman, Representative Rick Crawford, Representative Bruce Westerman, and Representative Steve Womack.
The $91 million is set to be distributed as follows:
$67 million for Interstate 49 between Barling and Alma – requested by Senator Boozman;
$6 million for the Future Interstate 57 from Walnut Ridge to the Missouri State Line – requested by Senator Boozman and Representative Crawford;
$5 million for the Highway 10 Greenwood Bypass – requested by Representative Womack;
$5 million for Highway 82 Corridor improvements in Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, and Union Counties – requested by Senator Boozman and Representative Westerman;
$5 million for Highway 412 Corridor improvements of the portion that interfaces with Interstate 49 – requested by Senator Boozman and Representative Womack; and
$3 million for Highway 412 Corridor improvements in northern Arkansas – requested by Senator Boozman and Representative Crawford.
“On behalf of the entire Highway Commission, we thank our Congressional Delegation,” Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman Alec Farmer said. “These projects will have a lasting impact on transportation in Arkansas. Moving us toward completion of future Interstates, be it Interstate 57 or Interstate 49; or east-west corridors like Highway 412 in northern Arkansas and Highway 82 in southern Arkansas; or investing in a bypass that will provide congestion relief and safe travel alternatives in and around Greenwood, are strong commitments to our future.”
