UPDATE WED OCT 12, 2022 One officer is at home and another continues to heal in the hospital, according to the Bryant Police Department. There are bank accounts set up for the public to donate. Officers Tre’ Davis and Tanner Peck both were injured from an incident on Springhill Road early on September 24th. You […]
Sonic Ditch has a rival for eating autos; Ridout Ditch eats semi trucks
Many of us will remember the string of cars that fell into the “Sonic Ditch” on Highway 5 in Benton, before ARDOT installed posts all around it. It got so popular that someone put it on Google Maps as a tourist attraction and MySaline sold t-shirts and raised $1500 for charity. Well, the entry into […]
ARDOT crews to close lanes on Interstate 30 overnights throughout October
Look for more lanes closures from the Arkansas Department of Transportation throughout October 2022. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes between U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116). This […]
ARDOT crews to shift traffic at Exit 114, beginning Sept 21st
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires two traffic shifts onto newly constructed pavement in the median. Weather permitting, I-30 traffic between the Saline River Bridge and the Highway 67 interchange (Exit 114) will be shifted in stages onto the new pavement. No ramp access will be impacted by […]
The traffic pattern change on Interstate 30 is coming soon
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires two traffic shifts onto newly constructed pavement in the median. Weather permitting, I-30 traffic between the Saline River Bridge and the Highway 67 interchange (Exit 114) will be shifted in stages onto the new pavement in mid-September. This work was scheduled for September […]
South Street frontage road to open soon – in a roundabout way
A new single-lane roundabout in Benton is opening soon at the Interstate 30 Frontage Road intersection with the South Street bridge and Sevier Street (on the north side of the interstate). Weather permitting, crews will open the Frontage Road roundabout during overnight hours on Thursday, September 8th. See the map above for an illustration of […]
More lane closures for Interstate 30 in Benton, throughout September
More lane closures are in the works for Interstate 30 in Benton, throughout September. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight lane closures on the Interstate. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes between U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton […]
Benton man dies in vehicle accident early Wednesday
A Benton man is deceased – the victim of a fatal crash on early Wednesday morning, August 17, 2022, on the western outskirts of the city. Peyton L. Mitchell, age 24, was traveling south in a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, on Arkansas Highway 229, approaching Jackman Trail when it happened. About 1:15 a.m., the vehicle failed […]
ARDOT says detour at South Street bridge to end; They’re readying roundabout
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a traffic pattern change for the north side frontage road at the South Street bridge in Benton. Weather permitting, crews will re-open the frontage road below the bridge beginning Saturday, August 13, 2022 and remove the temporary detour to West Sevier Street. Westbound […]
Bryant Police identify deceased man in suspected hit-and-run
UPDATED AUG 10, 2022 A man was found deceased, off Interstate 30 on Tuesday. The Bryant Police Department released a statement about it late in the afternoon. They are actively investigating this, stating that he was possibly the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Officers were called around 1:00 p.m. to check on an unidentified male […]
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