Associated Press - Wed February 27, 2019
Arkansas Governor Announces $300M Highway Funding Plan With Gas Tax Hike
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' governor on Feb. 11 unveiled a $300 million highway funding plan that calls for increasing taxes and tapping into expected casino revenue, hoping to win over fellow Republicans who have said they want to address road needs before taking up his proposed income tax cut....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
Arkansas DOT Works to Ease Congestion on I-630
In an effort to ease congestion, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is overseeing an $87 million expansion project on Interstate 630 in Little Rock. Work began in July, with an expected completion date of January 2020....
Associated Press - Fri October 05, 2018
Arkansas Seeks Federal Approval for $630M Interstate Project
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking federal approval of an environmental assessment that would clear the way for a more than $630 million renovation of Interstate 30....
AASHTO - Mon September 24, 2018
ARDOT Team Wins 16th Annual 'Roadeo' Competition
From Sept. 4 through 6 this year, teams from 11 state departments of transportation competed in the 16th annual Southeastern Regional Equipment Operators Roadeo in Rogers, Ark., where they pitted their knowledge of safety practices and equipment operating skills against one another in “friendly yet fierce” competition across six categories: tractor-lowboy trailer, tandem axle dump truck, single axle dump truck, mower, backhoe and motor grader....
Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018
Work Begins on $50M Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) Construction is now under way on the long-awaited, $50 million museum in Fort Smith focused on the U.S. Marshals Service. The United States Marshals Museum will be built on the banks of the Arkansas River near Fort Smith....
Andrew Demillo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 27, 2018
Plan for $4.5B Wind Farm Scrapped After Reg's Denial
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A utility said on July 27 it is dropping plans for what would have been the largest wind farm in the country, a day after regulators in Texas rejected the $4.5 billion project. American Electric Power said it was cancelling plans for the 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher wind farm, which would have spanned two counties in the Oklahoma panhandle and provided power to customers in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 20, 2018
College Football Stadium Sees Significant Improvements
With college football season quickly approaching, one team is gearing up with a newly improved stadium. The Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium at the University of Arkansas has seen a range of renovations since it opened in 1938, Saturday Down South reported, and this latest round of updates, which began in 2016, are almost finished....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 27, 2018
Construction Starts on $50M U.S. Marshals Museum
Construction has officially begun at the site of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) at Fort Smith in Arkansas. July 26 was a "big day" for Patrick Weeks, USMM president and CEO, for whom the start of construction on this special project was a long time coming....
Sennebogen - Wed June 06, 2018
Experience in Material Handling Equipment Brings Van Keppel Company to Sennebogen
A long-time commitment to the material handling industry (scrap, recycling, waste, ports, etc.) has led the G.W. Van Keppel Company to take on the Sennebogen line of purpose-built material handlers. Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen LLC, announced Van Keppel was appointed as authorized distributor of Sennebogen equipment for the majority of the state of Arkansas....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 11, 2018
State DOT Chooses Company for $87.3M Road Widening Project
The Arkansas Department of Transportation recently awarded Manhattan Road and Bridge an $87.3 million widening project on the western portion of I-630 in Little Rock. "We still have a few details to work on, but we could not be happier to have been selected to partner with Arkansas Department of Transportation for this important project," said Manhattan Road and Bridges Vice President of Arkansas Operations Mark Windle....
