Arkansas

[bugo]

This was posted soon after I-540 was extended to Bentonville.  It conveys all the information a traveler would ever need.  As it stands, it is impossible to follow the border to border US 62 in Arkansas by going by signage alone.  Is this sign assembly really too cluttered?  Is it hard to read?  No.  And don't say "but Dothan!" because there were only 3 highways signed through here.

Did you save a copy of that old Gridlock Guru column where you asked about this?

No, I tried to forget about that lying wanker.

[Opinionated1]

I'd love to see "No Trucks In Left Lane" signage across all Arkansas interstates. Especially I540! Nothing is more annoying than having two truckers pacing each other in both lanes - no one can get around them! 

[US71]

I'd love to see "No Trucks In Left Lane" signage across all Arkansas interstates. Especially I540! Nothing is more annoying than having two truckers pacing each other in both lanes - no one can get around them! 

About 10-15 years ago, trucks were encouraged to use the Left Lane to equalize pavement wear (because it was cheaper than fixing the roads)

[Arkansastravelguy]

Does anyone know why there is the S curve on 49 next to the Wedington exit?


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[US71]

Does anyone know why there is the S curve on 49 next to the Wedington exit?


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ON 49? Not sure I've noticed unless it's part of adding the extra lane?

[Arkansastravelguy]

Does anyone know why there is the S curve on 49 next to the Wedington exit?


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ON 49? Not sure I've noticed unless it's part of adding the extra lane?

They did southbound side last week and northbound side yesterday.


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[Arkansastravelguy]

Oh on a separate note I drove 540 late last night and they seem to still have lanes blocked for no apparent reason. 


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[US71]

Oh on a separate note I drove 540 late last night and they seem to still have lanes blocked for no apparent reason. 

It's going to be 4-5 more weeks before work is finished per 40/29 News last week.

I think most of what's left is just the potholes on the Arkansas River Bridge, though there appears to be at least one exit sign yet to be replaced (SB Exit 11/AR 255)  and at least one older sign that appears to have been forgotten (SB Exit 10/ AR 45). I was out yesterday and noticed that the exit numbers are finally beginning to appear.

One would probably have to ask the contractor about the closed lanes. Maybe someone wants to keep playing slalom

[Arkansastravelguy]

There were not numbers on several signs. We also went left to right then back to left lane then back to right. There wasabi a single construction vehicle on the highway


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[robbones]

I have a hunch AHTD is waiting for I 49 to be completed before replacing the 540 Arkansas River bridges

[bjrush]

So AHTD refuses to sign US 71 along I-49 but this sign in McGehee costs just as much to post and maintain as a US 71 shield. I am willing to take a poll that 99.99% of the traveling public doesn't know what Highway 1Y is, and it likely only serves to confuse the public. In a best case scenario, people think the "Y" is some dirt or bird crap. They know to turn left onto that "highway" to get to US 65, because this information is conveyed by the adjacent sign.

I don't really understand why this sign is posted

[bugo]

So AHTD refuses to sign US 71 along I-49 but this sign in McGehee costs just as much to post and maintain as a US 71 shield. I am willing to take a poll that 99.99% of the traveling public doesn't know what Highway 1Y is, and it likely only serves to confuse the public. In a best case scenario, people think the "Y" is some dirt or bird crap. They know to turn left onto that "highway" to get to US 65, because this information is conveyed by the adjacent sign.

I don't really understand why this sign is posted

AR 1Y is basically a two way ramp from AR 1 to US 65 (which are grade separated).  This is pretty much just a ghetto interchange.  The sign should really simply read "TO US 65".

[bjrush]

AHTD,

Will the Highway 112 widening in Fayetteville be done soon? This project has gone on forever

[AHTD]

If you go to www.idrivearkansas.com, you will see our construction zones marked in orange. Click on any of these and a dialog box will appear telling you when we expect completion of the project.

[bjrush]

Drove between De Valls Bluff and Clarendon today. Please tell me those beautiful old curved concrete bridges are staying after the new one is built, AHTD!

By the way, this is a huge project I had no idea was even going on...what is the driver for a new bridge here?

[bugo]

Drove between De Valls Bluff and Clarendon today. Please tell me those beautiful old curved concrete bridges are staying after the new one is built, AHTD!

By the way, this is a huge project I had no idea was even going on...what is the driver for a new bridge here?

No chance.  The Augusta and DeValls Bluff bridges are gone, and the Newport bridge is next.  All the great White River bridges will be gone.  One day the fine folks of Clarendon will wish that the bridge was still there.

[US71]

Drove between De Valls Bluff and Clarendon today. Please tell me those beautiful old curved concrete bridges are staying after the new one is built, AHTD!

By the way, this is a huge project I had no idea was even going on...what is the driver for a new bridge here?

No chance.  The Augusta and DeValls Bluff bridges are gone, and the Newport bridge is next.  All the great White River bridges will be gone.  One day the fine folks of Clarendon will wish that the bridge was still there.

There is supposed to be a local effort to save the bridge as a pedestrian/bicycle path, but I can't find the info I thought I had.

[bugo]

It would make an excellent ped bridge, but there's no way AHTD will leave it there.

[US71]

It would make an excellent ped bridge, but there's no way AHTD will leave it there.

http://www.bigwhiteriverbridge.org

[bjrush]

Looks like they tore out the raised ground the former alignment was on, too

Who knew AHTD was in tge wetland restoration business?

[AHTD]

Not sure where it is, but yes, there is a local effort to save the old bridge.

Don't get us wrong, we love the old and historic too, but this is one of those issues where the local jurisdiction will have to completely take it over, maintain it, etc.

We're willing to work with the communities, we just can't keep it on the system.

[bjrush]

AHTD, what is up with this concrete along the side of US 79 in St. Francis County? Some of the paving looked somewhat new. Truck rest/parking area?

There was also a little house/building decaying in the bush nearby

http://goo.gl/maps/hD30p

[AHTD]

AHTD, what is up with this concrete along the side of US 79 in St. Francis County? Some of the paving looked somewhat new. Truck rest/parking area?

There was also a little house/building decaying in the bush nearby

http://goo.gl/maps/hD30p

That is the old Brickey Rest Area site. The small structure is no longer on the right of way since the property reverted back to the original owner in the late 1980s, however a portion of the old ramps/parking is still on the right of way.

[RBBrittain]

Not sure where it is, but yes, there is a local effort to save the old bridge.

Don't get us wrong, we love the old and historic too, but this is one of those issues where the local jurisdiction will have to completely take it over, maintain it, etc.

We're willing to work with the communities, we just can't keep it on the system.

Isn't Newport supposed to take over its bridge after it's replaced?  Since my maternal grandparents lived in Newport, that's the one I remember most.  (My paternal grandparents lived in Batesville; the old 167 bridge is LONG gone, but it seems we'll always have the Ramsey Hill/Mountain hairpin. )

[bjrush]

AHTD, I really would like to know more about this White River bridge project around Clarendon. What type of environmental permitting was required for this work in the bayou? Is this a wetlands restoration project? What controls do AHTD/USACE have in place to ensure wetland restoration success in the region?