Saline County officials have rescheduled the ribbon cutting ceremony for the county’s first completed segment of the Southwest Trail. The event will now take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the completion of Segment S8A, an approximately 2.5-mile section of trail that connects directly to Pulaski […]
Bryant awarded $824K grant for part of Southwest Trail, connecting schools and neighborhoods
The City of Bryant has been awarded an $824,800 grant to build a new multi-use trail that will connect key parts of the city, including two schools. The city will contribute an additional $206,200 to complete the project. The funding comes from Metroplan’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program and will support Phase 1 of […]
Metroplan awards Benton & Bryant big grants for big grants for specific trails
Metroplan has awarded $1,675,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding to six projects across Central Arkansas, including over $600,000 trail projects in Benton and Bryant. Read more below. The Metroplan Board of Directors approved the funding as part of the federal Transportation Alternatives Program, which supports bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, multimodal safety improvements, and intersection […]
Bryant & Shannon Hills getting money to expand trails system
During its January Board meeting, Metroplan awarded seven cities and one county transportation alternative program funding, totaling $2.3 million, to design or construct alternative transportation projects around Central Arkansas. These projects include two in Saline County. READ MORE BELOW The City of Bryant was awarded $320,000 to construct a 12 ft trail from Alcoa Park to […]
Metroplan announces $17.3 million in transportation funding grants; Over $3M in Saline County
During its October Board meeting, Metroplan awarded 9 cities and 2 counties Surface Transportation Block Grant funding, totaling $17.35 million, to design or construct transportation projects around Central Arkansas. These projects include 3 in Saline County. READ MORE BELOW SALINE COUNTY • Benton was awarded $400,000 to design improvements to Congo Road from Shenandoah Road to […]
Bryant opens new section of walking trail at Alcoa Park
The City of Bryant has a new walking trail open. Mayor Allen Scott joined the City of Bryant’s City Engineer, Ted Taylor for a final walkthrough of the nature trail at Alcoa Park. This trail will extend the current Bryant Parkway Trail through the park and continue along the parkway as it is being built. There […]
City of Bryant Awarded Grants for Transportation Improvements
The Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs revealed Monday that Metroplan has awarded the City with two separate grants to help with improving transportation at new key areas. The Mayor’s statement follows: From the Desk of Mayor Jill Dabbs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19th, 2018 The City of Bryant entered into 2018 with a monumental number of […]