The February 27, 2017 issue of Arkansas Business reports that AHTD Director, Scott Bennett has submitted a 23 mile section of I-69 that includes the Great River Bridge as one of two "Wish List" items for consideration by Governor Asa Hutchinson. The Trump administration requested "Wish List" items from governors as an opportunity to get projects up for consideration as part of a planned $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements over the next 10 years.
Additionally, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) has released a draft Long Range Intermodal Transportation Plan and is requesting comment on the plan through Friday, March 31. Visit wemovearkansas.com for information. The GTEDC board has submitted a comment in support of regional routes shown in Figure 6-2 (below).
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