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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 […]
Highway work began Saturday October 28th related to pavement preservation on U.S. Highway 67 in Saline County. According to Arkansas Department of Transportation officials, this requires lanes in both directions to be alternately closed. Weather permitting, the contractor will be milling the existing asphalt pavement in preparation for placement of a new asphalt layer between Exit 114 at Interstate 30 […]
We knew the Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department (ArDOT) would be demolishing a business structure in Benton next to Interstate 30. It had to be removed for the ArDOT to widen the Interstate. But MySaline reader Felton Magby pointed out to us that there is a tiny cemetery behind that building – a used […]
Want an update on the improvements coming to all our highways in Saline County? Benton, Bryant, Hot Springs Village, Lonsdale, Haskell and everyone who travels the Interstate – watch this video for all the news. The Director of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Scott Bennett, recently spoke in Benton to update residents about the […]
Construction work on U.S. Highway 70 in Garland and Saline counties requires daytime lane closures, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The contractor will be installing concrete median barriers, milling pavement, and placing temporary roadway striping at multiple areas along U.S. Highway 70. One lane of traffic will remain open in […]
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) is holding a meeting regarding improvement projects along Arkansas Highway 5, from the Saline/Garland County Line and Benton. There are currently six projects in the area. Property owners and interested parties are encouraged to attend this public meeting Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 4-6 p.m. at Gravel Hill Baptist Church […]
