Arkansas Department of Transportation Breaks Ground on I-49 Expansion

Arkansas Department of Transportation breaks ground on I-49 expansion

BARLING, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Transportation officially broke ground on the Interstate 49 Arkansas River Bridge on Friday, Aug. 22. The Arkansas River bridge the first of four projects that will make up an I-49 extension that spans from the Canadian border to the Gulf coast. This specific project will connect Fort Smith to Texarkana. Currently, more than 150 miles of roadway in the I-49 corridor remains unbuilt. The majo…

Work is scheduled to begin on a new interstate bridge over the Arkansas river in the River Valley

The bridge is part of a bigger plan that officials hope will provide a major boost to the economy of the River Valley.

ARDOT hosts groundbreaking to kick off I-49 bridge construction over the Arkansas River

Governor Sarah Sanders and U.S. representatives Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman are set to appear at an Arkansas Department of Transportation groundbreaking.