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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Overnight closures set for Highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Transportation announced Friday that highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) in Jacksonville will close for bridge and lane work. According to officials, they will fully close the highway and frontage road between Vandenberg Boulevard and North James Street starting Sunday night, July 13, through Wednesday morning, July 16. Crews will temporarily stop traffic in 15-minute intervals between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night, to perform bridge work on all southbound lanes of Highway 67/167 and John Harden Drive, officials said. Jacksonville family business says 17 guns were stolen from their shop ARDOT also announced that both northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) will be reduced to one lane overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Friday night, July 11, through Friday morning, July 18. Traffic will be directed with police assistance, signs, message boards, barricades, and construction barrels, ARDOT said. Harrowing dashcam footage captures deadly big-rig crash in Southern California The construction is part of a $145.2 million project under ARDOT's Connecting Arkansas Program that includes widening 2.5 miles of Highway 67 to six lanes and reworking multiple interchanges and frontage roads in Jacksonville, officials said. For more information, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Vehicle fire blocking all eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Mayflower
FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. – A vehicle fire has shut down most of eastbound Interstate 40 in Faulkner County on Tuesday. According to a crash report from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the incident was first reported just after 3 p.m. The crash report states that traffic is traveling on the left shoulder to pass the scene of the crash. ARDOT's iDrive cameras show the fire coming from a trailer that was pulled by a semi-truck. No injuries have been reported at this time. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Automotive
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Springdale applies for ARDOT grants to build, upgrade trail
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The city of Springdale is applying for two grants from the Arkansas Department of Transportation to build and repair two trails. The city is seeking an approximately $229,600 grant from ARDOT's Transportation Alternatives Program for the Pride of Springdale Trail, Tristan Hill, the city's active transportation coordinator, said. In a memo to Mayor Doug Sprouse and the city council April 9, the city estimates upgrades to Thunder Chicken Trailhead will cost a total of $146,000 — $116,800 of which will come courtesy of ARDOT's Recreational Trails Program grant. 'We're always looking for opportunities to expand the trail network in Springdale,' Hill said. 'The recreational benefits, we don't have to explain to anybody. Those are well-known at this point. The economic benefits, having a trail adjacent to your property can increase your property value. The tourism and economic benefits, the amount of people it brings in, it brings sales tax revenue to the city.' NWA city set to pave 11 miles of road across next 2 years If awarded the grant, the city will build a bikeable trail alongside Har-Ber Avenue from 48th Street to Gene George Boulevard as part of the Pride of Springdale Trail. The city's still determining whether there will either be a two-way bicycle path on one side of Har-Ber Avenue, or two separate bike paths that go with the flow of traffic, Hill said. The Pride of Springdale Trail will serve as an extension of the bike path on the Emma Avenue overpass that is being constructed over Interstate 49. Hill said the goal is for the Pride of Springdale to eventually connect Springdale High School to Har-Ber High School. 'That's going to be one of our major East-to-West routes in the long term once it's all said and done,' Hill said. 'I-49 has been a pretty major barrier to some of the East-West connections in Springdale. And so, just trying to figure out ways to tie the neighborhoods surrounding back into that overpass so you can safely cross the interstate.' Thunder Chicken Trail will be getting more cosmetic upgrades to create a more 'family-friendly, beginner-oriented' mountain bike park, Hill said. Hill said some wooden features along Thunder Chicken Trail have been degraded over time, and a portion of the trail needs to be reconnected after a project done by Springdale Water Utilities at the nearby sewer treatment plant. There is also set to be rock replacement, installation of culverts and placement of topsoil, seed and straw, according to the memo sent to the mayor and city council. 2 U of A students have visas reinstated after DHS termination Jeff Peak is an avid cyclist from Northwest Arkansas, saying he's biked more than 2,000 miles this year. He said Springdale does a good job of maintaining its trails and is excited for the future upgrades on the horizon. 'I have faith in Springdale because they've done such a beautiful job so far,' Peak said. 'Any expansions that they do or any added value to this bike system through here would be greatly appreciated.' Hill said the grant application for the Pride of Springdale was filed Friday, while still needing to fill out the Thunder Chicken Trail application. The deadline to file for the application is Wednesday. Hill estimates, if awarded the grants, the projects will be completed by summer 2026. Peak said one upgrade he'd like to see along the trails could be more designated rest areas with restrooms and water fountains. Hill said if you have a suggestion for upgrades you'd like to see or where a new trailhead could be, he encourages you to reach out to the city or to your elected officials. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Automotive
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ARDOT gears up for National Work Zone Awareness Week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will host its National Work Zone Awareness Week kick-off event on Monday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at the Little Rock Air Force Base. According to a press release, the Arkansas Legislature recently passed three pieces of legislation in response to the rising numbers in traffic crashes in work zone-related areas. Listed below are the three pieces of legislation: ACT 117 — Requires driver's instruction manual and driver's license examination to include information about the safe operation of a motor vehicle in a highway work zone. ACT 209 — Authorizes the use of green lights by roadway construction or maintenance vehicles. Amends the special restrictions on lamp colors and colors that may be used by emergency vehicles ACT 327 — Amends the law concerning moving traffic violations in a highway work zone to create mobile work zones and assess a fine for a moving traffic violation in a mobile work zone. ARDOT names new director 'This legislation is about improving safety for road workers and the traveling public,' ARDOT director Jared D. Wiley said. 'When you encounter a work zone, please slow down, be alert, and obey traffic laws. We owe this to the men and women working to improve our roads.' Founded by the American Traffic Safety Services Association, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the Federal Highway Administration, the National Work Zones Awareness Week campaign is observed every spring, marking the beginning of construction season. 'We see far too many close calls and tragedies in work zones,' Arkansas State Highway Commission chairman Phillip Taldo said. 'These changes give us the tools to better protect everyone on the road.' The release says National Work Zone Awareness Week will take place April 21-25 to encourage safe driving through work zones across the country. For more information, visit the Arkansas Department of Transportation's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Climate
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Crews working to restore power to Little Rock residents after recent severe weather
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The hum of a portable generator is becoming a sound too familiar for some people in a Little Rock neighborhood after severe weather hit the state. The severe weather over recent days caused power outages for thousands in Arkansas. National Weather Service confirms EF-2 tornado touched down in Pocahontas Mary Waters lives in Hillcrest. She said she gets a feeling of anxiety when she walks outside and sees fallen trees and twisted power lines. 'It's really scary. I haven't ventured far from our front yard at all,' Waters said. 'Because you know, you don't want to step on something, and then all of a sudden, you're not here anymore.' On Monday, Entergy crews worked to restore power. For the people in Hillcrest this comes three days after their power first went out. ARDOT reports that around 70 highways still closed in Arkansas due to high water While Waters waits for her roads to be cleared, she's just glad she was prepared for the weather Arkansas threw her way. 'We finally decided, a few years ago, 'This is crazy, we need a generator,'' Waters said. 'And so, we made that a priority, and I'm glad we did.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
