National Library Week! April 19th-25th. Saline County Library.
MySaline.com • [email protected]
Use SEARCH blank or visit MENU.
 

MySaline

News for Saline County since 2007

Scroll down for News & Events, or browse the Menu for info!

Benton Area Chamber of Commerce Vendors and Sponsors apply now for Downtown Benton Third Thursday

March 25, 2022 By Shelli Poole

ARDOT to do overnight 15-minute closures on Hwy. 67/229 under I-30 bridge

by

  Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires 15-minute full road closures during overnight hours on Highway 67/229 below the I-30 bridge. Weather permitting, crews will temporarily stop traffic for up to 15 minutes at a time on Highway 67/229 below the interstate at Haskell Exit 114. Highway traffic will […]

March 3, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Motorcycle vs Pickup Wreck Claims One Life in Saline County

by

A man on a motorcycle fatally wrecked with a pickup truck in the Fairplay area on Wednesday, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office.  On March 2, 2022 at about 12:25 p.m., Deputies responded to the area of Buffington Road and Point View Road, in the west part of Saline County, for an injury accident. […]

March 1, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Marching on with More Highway Construction: ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 in Benton This Month

by

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 (Exit 116). This continues the ongoing work to widen the interstate. Lane closures will […]

February 2, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Agencies partner to launch “Slow Down Phone Down” Work Zone Safety Program

by

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), together with Arkansas State Police (ASP) and Arkansas Highway Police (AHP), announced a new work zone safety campaign aimed at cracking down on reckless and distracted driving in work zones across the state. The Slow Down, Phone Down campaign will deploy increased ASP and AHP patrols in work zones to watch […]

January 31, 2022 By Shelli Poole

February to be Traffic-Wary: ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 in Benton for widening project

by

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 (Exit 116). This continues the ongoing work to widen the Interstate, and lane closures […]

January 25, 2022 By Shelli Poole

ARDOT & ASP partner to create easy non-emergency number for highway motorists in Arkansas

by

There’s a new easy phone number you can call while you’re driving on the highway and need to report something that’s important, but not quite an emergency.  The Arkansas Department of Transportation partnered with the Arkansas State Police and wireless communications companies to create this tool for Arkansas residents and out of state visitors to […]

January 20, 2022 By Shelli Poole

Bridge pavement repair will have you get off I-30 and back on at Exit 114 area westbound

by

Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires an overnight traffic pattern change for bridge traffic on I-30 westbound at Exit 114. Weather permitting, crews will direct all I-30 westbound lanes to use the frontage road at Haskell Exit 114 and return to the interstate via the on-ramp Saturday night, Jan. […]

January 17, 2022 By Shelli Poole

ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 beginning Jan 18 to repair potholes between Benton & Little Rock

by

Highway Construction crews will perform pothole repairs and concrete pavement repairs between Sevier St. in Benton (Exit 116) and Geyer Springs in Little Rock (Exit 132) beginning Tuesday, January 18, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). These repairs will require a single outside or double inside lane closure, depending on the specific location. […]

December 30, 2021 By Shelli Poole

January to be Discretionary – ARDOT to close lanes on I-30 in Benton for widening project

by

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 of Interstate 30 between U.S. Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116). This continues the ongoing work to widen the Interstate, and lane closures […]