The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to use the left lane for passing only. In 2021, Act 1090 was passed into Arkansas State Law which outlines the conditions drivers must meet while traveling on multilane highways in the same direction. Act 1090 was designed to prevent backups on […]
ARDOT to shift traffic, close a ramp, on Dec 18 & 19
Watch for ARDOT to make changes and close a highway ramp overnights this week due to construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes. Workers will close the eastbound on-ramp at Exit 116. Crews will be working to shift ramp traffic south onto new pavement adjacent to I-30. This means you’ll have to skip merging […]
ARDOT to close an Interstate 30 ramp this week in Saline County
Watch for ARDOT to close a highway ramp this week. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes requires closing the Highway 67 ramp to Interstate 30 east in Benton. The reason for closing the ramp, according to ARDOT, is for bridge work. This will begin 9 p.m., Tuesday night, December 12th and end by […]
ARDOT to close an Interstate 30 ramp Oct 9-14
There always a lot of info in these announcements from ARDOT, so here’s a breakdown by what, where, when, you get the idea. Read on for what’s happening with the roads: what’s happening Watch for ARDOT to close a ramp this week. According to Arkansas Department of Transportation, construction requires ramp closures for the […]
ARDOT to close an Interstate 30 ramp this week in Saline County
Watch for ARDOT to close a ramp this week. Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes requires closing the Highway 67 ramp to Interstate 30 east in Benton. The reason for closing the ramp, according to ARDOT, is for embankment work. This will begin 9 p.m. Thursday, September 28th and end by 5 a.m. […]
ARDOT to close a lane under the Interstate bridge for a week
ARDOT crews will close a lane under the Interstate 30 overpass for about a week. The Arkansas Department of Transportation needs to have flagging operations on Pawnee Drive. This is part of the project to widen that section of I-30 to six lanes. This closure will allow for continued bridge construction in the area. Watch […]
ARDOT to close one ramp and open another on Friday
ARDOT crews are going to close an old ramp Friday night and open a new one, all at Exit 114. This is part of construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County. If you’re headed out of the Haskell area on Highway 67, the on-ramp to I-30 eastbound (toward Little Rock) will […]
ARDOT says detour Tuesday & Wednesday will make way for a new barrier
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, crews contracted by Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will close the Highway 67 on-ramp to Interstate 30 eastbound. This is going to be during overnight hours August 22 – 23 in Benton. Weather permitting, crews will close the Highway 67 on-ramp to I-30 eastbound between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. […]
PD releases name from female Interstate fatality
UPDATE JULY 11, 2023 The Benton Police Department on Tuesday released the name of an adult female who died in traffic on Interstate 30 in Benton on July 5th. The woman was Hannah Eddington Lamb, age 31 of Nashville, Tennessee. Read more in the original article below. PREVIOUSLY JULY 5, 2023 A woman died […]
3 states affected by work on I-55 Mississippi River Bridge
If you are traveling through the Memphis area near the Mississippi River, you will want to be aware of work on the Interstate 55 bridge, scheduled to begin June 9th, 2023. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) plans to have contract crews on scene to close the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge. This will be […]