There were 2 articles in the Arkansas Gazette today about promoting the state wide 1/2 cent sales tax. They have 3 projects in Northwest Arkansas area that will be on the list to get money. 1- 125 million to widening stretches of I 540 in Washington and Benton counties to 6 lanes. 2- 100 million for completion of the Bella Vista Bypass of 2 lanes. 3- 150 million to help build a 4 lane section of U.S. 412 Bypass north of Springdale. Maybe Little Rock want get all of the money if voted in. Although it said Little Rock would 300 million for a new bridge at the Arkansas river on I 30.
My 2 cents on AR Trans funding: It's ridiculous, and I probably sound like a broken record. I complain way too much on this forum. And I apologize for my bi*&^ing again.
We see them constructing future I-49 in SW AR, and constructing more of US 67 (Interstate standards I believe) to the northeast of Newport, AR... aka low traffic counts.
Common sense would tell you to have projects in areas with high traffic counts and high accident count areas? Right? Or am I crazy?
Ummm... Yeah. I thought, for sure, my interchange on I-540 in NWA would see something, some sort of reconstruction, this summer... Some sort of improvement... No change... Zero. Backed up, as always.
My hate for AHTD has increased, and I didn't think that was possible.