Noel Oman
Arkansas Online
Big Rock, AR, United States
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12-year-old I-30 proposal more ambitious than current one
An Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department proposal to widen Interstate 30 through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock to 10 lanes calls for a smaller highway than a study recommended a dozen years ago. → Read More
I-30 project faces region's six-lane limit
A proposal to widen the Interstate 30 corridor through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock to 10 lanes violates a regional planning policy that limits freeways in the area to six lanes. → Read More
State: Will work with cities on I-30
State engineers told Little Rock city directors Tuesday that plans for the renovation of the Interstate 30 corridor that runs through downtown North Little Rock and Little Rock remain a work in progress and pledged to continue to work to address concerns about the estimated $600 million project. → Read More
Little Rock city directors to review plan for I-30 corridor
Little Rock City Directors Ken Richardson and Gene Fortson view the $600 million Interstate 30 corridor project through the same lens but from different angles. → Read More
Won't stop I-30 project planning, highway exec says
The state's top highway official Thursday rejected a request for a moratorium on planning associated with the Interstate 30 corridor rebuilding project. → Read More
Highway agency to address I-30 project worries
The top official at the Arkansas Department of Highway and Transportation will make a presentation Tuesday to the Little Rock Board of Directors in an effort to quell rising concern, criticism and outright opposition to the Interstate 30 corridor project. → Read More
Agency to address I-30 project worries
The top official at the Arkansas Department of Highway and Transportation will make a presentation Tuesday to the Little Rock Board of Directors in an effort to quell rising concern, criticism and outright opposition to the Interstate 30 corridor project. → Read More
Engineers adjust Kanis Road plans
The latest design for a $3.5 million project to widen Kanis Road west from South Shackleford Road in west Little Rock now includes a traffic circle at Kanis' intersection with Embassy Suites and Centerview drives. → Read More
Police told to return battle gear
That military surplus armored mortar carrier the Arkansas Department of Correction has parked at its Cummins unit -- the U.S. Department of Defense wants it back. → Read More
Police told to return battle gear
That military surplus armored mortar carrier the Arkansas Department of Correction has parked at its Cummins unit -- the U.S. Department of Defense wants it back. → Read More
I-30 plan eliminates east-side streetcars
The latest plan to increase pedestrian safety as part of an estimated $600 million project to widen the Interstate 30 corridor through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock will cost the downtown streetcar system a major route if the plan survives a vetting. → Read More
Highway officials say speed caused I-530 median cable to fail
Excessive speed likely was a factor in the failure of a cable median barrier on Interstate 530 last month, and no design changes are warranted in the safety devices, state highway officials have concluded. → Read More
State police arrest 2nd man in thefts
State police arrest 2nd man in thefts Arkansas State Police on Monday arrested a second suspect in the theft of four agency vehicles earlier this month. → Read More
I-530 accident raises cable-median review
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is investigating why a cable-median barrier didn't work as designed and prevent a vehicle from entering an opposing lane of interstate traffic. → Read More
Airport panel concerned by scant bidding
The paucity of bidders on projects at the state's largest airport has provoked concern that the airport is not getting competitive prices for the projects. → Read More
LR airport aims for Uber to pay
The top executive at the state's largest airport plans to have an agreement in which the ride-hailing technology company Uber will pay to operate at the airport whether or not state officials allow it. → Read More
Tab for I-30 project closes in on $600M
The estimated price tag to rebuild the Interstate 30 corridor through the downtowns of Little Rock and North Little Rock, including replacing the Arkansas River bridge, is now approaching $600 million. → Read More
Roads agency does a U-turn on 27 projects
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announced Tuesday that 27 road and bridge projects, pulled from the agency's bidding schedule earlier this year, will be reinstated at its October bid-letting. → Read More
Conway junction lands on fast track
The Metroplan board of directors on Wednesday approved fast-tracking funding for a new project that will include the first roundabout at a major interchange in Arkansas. → Read More
U.S. road fatalities on rise
This year is shaping up to be the deadliest on the nation’s highways since 2007. → Read More