The outside and middle northbound lanes will be closed starting Saturday night. Author: THV11 Digital Updated: 2:51 PM CDT April 29, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, Interstate 430 Arkansas River Bridge will receive improvements that result in a lane closure over the weekend.
The outside and middle northbound lanes of I-430 between Cantrell Road and Crystal Hill Road will be closed from 8:00 p.m on Saturday, May 1 to 6:00 a.m on Sunday, May 2.
While closed, the bridge will receive a latex concrete mixture that will help prevent damage from the chemicals and salt that are used to combat winter storms.
Flooding, road closures continue in several states
Areas of intense rain lingering Thursday mainly in Mississippi, Ohio valleys (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Flash flooding in Bentonville, Arkansas, April 28, 2021. (Photo: Aaron Hollinger)
One of the worst-hit areas since Wednesday has been northwestern Arkansas, where local airports recorded 2.25 to 3 inches of precipitation in their rain gauges. Bentonville saw some of the worst flash flooding, leaving people stranded in the high water. Several state highways in the region were still closed as of Thursday morning due to high water or washouts, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
A slow-moving frontal system is moving through the region, resulting in “training” the same areas being hit by the torrential rain over and over again. Drainage systems can’t keep up, and waterways rise quickly.
Traffic Alert: Crash shuts down Hwy. 67
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (KAIT) - A crash Thursday morning shut down U.S. Highway 67.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation reported the crash happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. about 1.2 miles northeast of State Highway 90 near Pocahontas on the bridge crossing Baltz Lake.
According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, two semi-trucks collided head-on.
Both drivers were taken to /the hospital with undisclosed injuries. No word on where anyone else was hurt.
All northbound lanes of traffic will remain closed until crews can clear the scene. As of 10 a.m., the sheriff’s office said it should reopen soon.
An 11th-hour run to fix illegal state freeway spending fails on Senate floor
April 26, 20212:39 pm
I wrote back in January about a bill by Sen. Mark Johnson to hold the Arkansas Department of Transportation for spending 10s of millions on expanding freeways when a highway sales tax was limited to spending on four-lane highways.
He made a run at it today, but failed 9-17, with seven not voting and two voting present. Several senators seemed reluctant to pass something that would allow the legislature to override the vote of the people.
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Johnson’s bill proposed to amend the Constitution which he argued is allowed by a two-thirds vote on popularly approved amendments to legalize money spent under Amendment 91 on the I-30 and I-630 widening projects and also allow such spending on the new permanent sales tax for highway spending.