by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Metroplan has awarded nine cities and two counties surface transportation block grant grants totaling $17.35 million, to design or construct transportation projects around Central Arkansas. The projects include a $400,000 grant for the city of Benton to design improvements to Congo Road from Shenandoah Road to Longhills Road.

The city of Bryant was awarded $220,000 for design on the Bryant Parkway Trail. Cabot will receive $480,000 to design improvements to Kerr Station Road from Campground Road to Highway 321.

Conway was awarded $1 million in supplemental funding for the Salem Road Bridge. The city also received $1 million for additional design on the upcoming Connect Conway trail project.

Metroplan awards $17.35 million for road projects in Central Arkansas

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

U.S. Senators John Boozman, R-Ark., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. announced two U.S. Department of Transportation grants have been awarded to infrastructure projects in Arkansas.

The city of Russellville will receive a $23,752,759 for a 13.8-mile expansion of its Connected Trail System, connecting the areas north of Interstate-40 to the south at Lock and Dam Park.

Additionally, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has been awarded $25,000,000 to reconstruct approximately 3.6 miles of Old Stagecoach Road (Highway 5).

https://talkbusiness.net/2023/06/sens-boozman-cotton-announce-50-million-in-dot-funding-for-russellville-bryant-projects/