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First six-lane section of the Interstate in NWA expected to open by year's end. (pay)
QuoteThe state Highway and Transportation Department plans to award a contract next year to build a fourth interchange in the Fort Smith area for the long-planned Interstate 49.The interchange would be at U.S. 71 south of the city, according to Joe Shipman, District 4 engineer for the Highway Department ...Three other Fort Smith-area interchanges for the new northsouth interstate are nearly finished, according to Shipman ... Complete or nearly complete are interchanges at Arkansas 22 (Rogers Avenue), Roberts Boulevard and Massard Road.When the fourth interchange on U.S. 71 is under contract and construction is well under way, the state expects to go forward with the last step, Shipman said. That would be paving the highway and opening it to traffic, perhaps by 2014 ...
The state Highway and Transportation Department plans to award a contract next year to build a fourth interchange in the Fort Smith area for the long-planned Interstate 49.The interchange would be at U.S. 71 south of the city, according to Joe Shipman, District 4 engineer for the Highway Department ...Three other Fort Smith-area interchanges for the new northsouth interstate are nearly finished, according to Shipman ... Complete or nearly complete are interchanges at Arkansas 22 (Rogers Avenue), Roberts Boulevard and Massard Road.When the fourth interchange on U.S. 71 is under contract and construction is well under way, the state expects to go forward with the last step, Shipman said. That would be paving the highway and opening it to traffic, perhaps by 2014 ...
Quote from: Grzrd on August 27, 2012, 09:37:42 PMGiven the time frame and the length of the yellow line, it looks like the "fourth interchange" project.Yes, quite likely. CR 8 is Howard Hill Rd, which is just SW of where the last project ended (Rye Hill Rd). Judging from the grading, I would say the dirt work will probably end just before 71. Lots of traffic in the area, so there really isn't a good place to stop for actual photos.
Given the time frame and the length of the yellow line, it looks like the "fourth interchange" project.
The Rye Hill-Barling stretch of I-49 will be pretty much worthless when it is first opened. It will be useful for Barling residents going south on 71, but I doubt it gets 2000 cars a day until it is extended.
Probably a second Highway 549.
Take a closer look at the schematic posted above. US71B????? I thought it was AR255.rte66man
49 is the only number that makes sense. Call it AR 49, I don't care. Just don't give it a number that is planned to become obsolete in a few years.
471 was meant to be permanent. It was the idiot business owners along the road that caused it to be changed back. To be honest, 71B is the better number for the road. But it should revert to 71 and the spur between 71 and 540 in south Fayetteville could become 471.
71S? It's mainline US 71. Once there was a 71S sign on 540 south but it was an error and was replaced.
The Low bid for HWY. 71 , HWY. 22 (base and surface) at Fort Chaffee crossing was 22,649,692.08 from APAC- Tennessee, Inc.
Plans are in the works to build a major interstate right through the heart of the River Valley. The state Highway Commission chose bids this week for a portion of road that is expected to become part of Interstate 49.A portion of I-49 will run right through Chaffee Crossing. The state expects construction to begin in a couple of months ....The new seven mile stretch will run through Chaffee Crossing .... new portion of highway that will connect Highway 71 with Highway 22 near Central City ....“We are extremely excited,” said Stephanie Malone, Marketing Director for Chaffee Crossing. “It’s gonna relieve some traffic and send some traffic our way, close to 43,000 trips a day.” ....Construction should take about two years.
Quote from: Gordon on October 26, 2012, 05:43:19 PMThe Low bid for HWY. 71 , HWY. 22 (base and surface) at Fort Chaffee crossing was 22,649,692.08 from APAC- Tennessee, Inc.On October 28, AHTD awarded the contract to APAC-Tennessee, Inc. Also, this Oct. 25 TV video report has some footage of Future I-49 construction through Chaffee Crossing and projects that construction should be completed in about two years:QuotePlans are in the works to build a major interstate right through the heart of the River Valley. The state Highway Commission chose bids this week for a portion of road that is expected to become part of Interstate 49.A portion of I-49 will run right through Chaffee Crossing. The state expects construction to begin in a couple of months ....The new seven mile stretch will run through Chaffee Crossing .... new portion of highway that will connect Highway 71 with Highway 22 near Central City ....“We are extremely excited,” said Stephanie Malone, Marketing Director for Chaffee Crossing. “It’s gonna relieve some traffic and send some traffic our way, close to 43,000 trips a day.” ....Construction should take about two years.
Quote from: Grzrd on June 19, 2012, 11:18:56 AMMove Arkansas Forward has a Proposed Constitutional Fact Sheet #1 that lists by region the four-lane highway projects that would be supported by the half-cent sales tax to be voted on in November (pages 6-7/88 of pdf; pages 4-5 of document):QuoteFour-Lane Projects of Regional SignificanceNorthwest Arkansas Completion of the initial two lanes of the ultimate four lanes of the Bella Vista bypassThis article reports that Issue No.1 was approved by the voters
Move Arkansas Forward has a Proposed Constitutional Fact Sheet #1 that lists by region the four-lane highway projects that would be supported by the half-cent sales tax to be voted on in November (pages 6-7/88 of pdf; pages 4-5 of document):QuoteFour-Lane Projects of Regional SignificanceNorthwest Arkansas Completion of the initial two lanes of the ultimate four lanes of the Bella Vista bypass
Four-Lane Projects of Regional SignificanceNorthwest Arkansas Completion of the initial two lanes of the ultimate four lanes of the Bella Vista bypass
... the outcome of a vote last week in Arkansas, when residents imposed a half-cent sales tax to raise money for transportation projects around the state.Among those projects that will be funded with the new tax revenue are the first two lanes of the Bella Vista bypass. Missouri officials have committed to matching what Arkansas does, meaning the long-awaited project is on the road to becoming a reality.“The good news is that the Bella Vista bypass will be one of the earliest projects in this program,” Randy Ort, spokesperson for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.