ArDOT

Times Record - Thu January 28, 2021

To Save on Costs, ARDOT Replacing Five Bridges at Once

Drivers in the Fort Smith, Ark., area can expect to come across bridge replacements in Crawford and Sebastian counties. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is replacing five bridges in the two counties at a cost of just over $8 million....

Arkansas Times - Thu November 05, 2020

Little Rock, Ark., Gets $3M Grant to Build Part of Tri-Creek Greenway

The Central Arkansas transportation planning agency Metroplan has awarded Little Rock $3 million to build a large section of the 6-mi. Tri-Creek Greenway, a 12-ft.-wide off-street bicycle and pedestrian route that will connect city parks in the southwestern part of the city....

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Mon October 19, 2020

Work to Widen Arkansas' U.S. 67 Wins $10M Federal Boost

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has won another competitive grant to help pay for a project to widen two sections of U.S. Highway 67 in Pulaski and Lonoke counties. The $10 million grant under a U.S....

The Saline Courier - Tue September 29, 2020

ARDOT Head Wants Issue 1 Passed to Fund $7.4B in Road Projects

During a public meeting Sept. 21, the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor, who spoke about why she wants Issue 1 on the November state ballot passed....

CEG - Tue July 21, 2020

Arkansas Secures Right of Ways for New King Expressway Extension

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has secured all 62 right of way pieces needed to extend the King Expressway bypass from the U.S. Highway 70 East interchange to the junction of Arkansas Highways 5&7 North....

CEG - Wed June 10, 2020

ArDOT Closes Street As $81M Road Project Begins in Little Rock

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) has announced that widening Cantrell Road (AR Highway 10) between Pleasant Ridge Road and Pleasant Valley Drive in Little Rock required the permanent closure of the latter street on June 1....

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....

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....

Emily Buenzle - Tue August 01, 2017

A New Name: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is Now ArDOT

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department announced that it will change its name to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), effective immediately. The name was changed in the 128-page Senate Bill 589, which served as a recommendation of the Legislative Task Force on Intermodal Transportation and Commerce....