AHTD to Hold "30 Crossing" Public Involvement Meeting in North Little Rock
Information Release
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
NR 15-360
October 16, 2015
LITTLE ROCK (10-16) – The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold a public involvement meeting in North Little Rock to present and discuss plans to widen Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock between Interstate 40 and Interstate 530, including the Arkansas River Bridge, as well as improvements to I-40 from JFK Boulevard to Highway 67. The 30 Crossing project is part of the department's Connecting Arkansas Program (CAP).
The public meeting will provide an update since the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study was completed and approved in July. During this time, the study team has further evaluated roadway, bridge and interchange concepts to widen I-30 to 10 lanes with a downtown collector/distributor system, as well as evaluated an additional alternative to widen I-30 to 8 lanes. Additional work has included initiating environmental evaluations required under the National Environmental Policy Act and identifying and analyzing ways to minimize impacts.
The meeting will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Friendly Chapel Church of the Nazarene (Gym), 116 South Pine Street in North Little Rock.
The meeting will be held in an open house format, and the public is invited to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view displays, ask questions, and offer comments about the proposed project. For more information, contact the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department's Connecting Arkansas Program Manager at 501-255-1519 or info@ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.
Additional information on the project is available at 30Crossing.com.
Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ArkansasHighways.com. You can also follow us on Twitter @AHTD.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION: The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion or disability, in the admission, access to and treatment in the Department's programs and activities, as well as the Department's hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding the Department's nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Joanna P. McFadden Section Head- EEO/DBE (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: Joanna.Mcfadden@arkansashighways.com.
