ArDOT provides update on status of future I-57
The public meeting was held Friday morning at Williams Baptist University. (Source: KAIT-TV)
By Logan Whaley | May 7, 2021 at 5:27 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 9:22 PM
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - For the first time in months, an update was given on the status of the future I-57. The proposed interstate would connect Highway 67 from Walnut Ridge to the Missouri state line, which would be just over 40 miles.
Officials from the Arkansas Department of Transportation met with dozens of city and county officials Friday morning at Williams Baptist University.
ArDOT officials say the planning period for the future I-57 should be over by late 2022. This after they recently began an environmental study of three proposed routes: one utilizing much of the existing Highway 67, one creating a new central location, and the other running a new location, east of the Black River.