CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Work Has Begun on Little Rock's $81M Cantrell Road Widening Project
On Oct. 25, after years of public hearings, ideas and input, construction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Cantrell Road Widening Project in west Little Rock has finally gotten under way....
Office of Gov. Mike Parson - Tue October 26, 2021
Governors Celebrate Partnership to Complete I-49 Connector
On Sept. 30, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined together at the Missouri-Arkansas state line for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the I-49 Missouri-Arkansas Connector....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 30, 2021
Baldwin and Shell Takes Center Stage On University of Central Arkansas' $45M Windgate Center
Despite a record-setting snowstorm and a delay in obtaining materials, crews in Conway, Ark., remain on schedule constructing The Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The building, located on the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) campus, is scheduled to be completed in time for the fall 2022 semester....
Power Equipment Company - Thu July 29, 2021
Power Equipment Appointed Komatsu Dealer in Arkansas
Power Equipment Company, based in Knoxville, Tenn., will be appointed the authorized Komatsu distributor in Arkansas effective mid-September 2021, expanding its presence in the state. The territory will be served by existing authorized Komatsu branches in Little Rock, Ark., and Springdale, Ark....
Tennesee DOT - Wed July 28, 2021
I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge Partially Reopens
Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright announced July 28 the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge over the Mississippi River will reopen under limited traffic while contractors finish the work....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette & WATN-TV Local ABC 24 - Wed June 30, 2021
VIDEO: Construction Crews Installing Eight Steel Plates on Damaged I-40 Bridge
Progress is being made by construction crews carefully working around the clock to make repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis after it was closed May 11 following the discovery of a large crack spotted on one of its beams....
WMC Action News 5 - Thu May 20, 2021
ARDOT Fires Inspector Who Overlooked Crack in River Bridge in 2019
As the investigation continues as to why a significant beam fracture occurred on the I-40 bridge across the Mississippi River, an inspector with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) who checked the 48-year-old structure in 2019 and failed to discover the crack, has been fired and may face criminal charges....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 13, 2021
Arkansas Embarks On Biggest-Ever Highway Construction Program
The state of Arkansas embarked on its biggest highway construction program ever undertaken by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the people couldn't be more excited. "Arkansas is a small state with a population of just three million, but this project touches every corner of the state, with a total of 36 projects in 19 corridors," said Keli Wylie, administrator of the CAP Program and alternative project delivery administrator....
Fort Smith Times Record - Tue March 23, 2021
Centralized Creative Arts School Starts Construction in Fort Smith, Ark.
A centralized location for students in the Fort Smith, Ark., region to learn the arts — a brand new concept in Arkansas — is one step closer to fruition. Community School of the Arts administration and public officials broke ground on the school's $7.5 million Center for the Creative Arts on March 17, thus beginning its construction just north of the U.S....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 04, 2021
Koss Construction Keeps I-555 Job On Track
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is currently working on a project to reconstruct approximately 4.716 mi. of Interstate 555 through Jonesboro. Additional work includes overlaying five overpasses along I-555 and hydrodemolition and overlay of four bridges on I-555....
