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So the 540 expansion has begun
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:16 pm
I've heard it'll take 7 years? I fricking hope not.
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:18 pm to Marty McFrat
It's going to take Fort Smith probably two years just to repair a stretch of theirs. I wouldn't doubt it.
Haven't they been building the other side of that split highway on Old Missouri/Crossover for well over a year now?
Haven't they been building the other side of that split highway on Old Missouri/Crossover for well over a year now?
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:24 pm to VagueMessage
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It's going to take Fort Smith probably two years just to repair a stretch of theirs. I wouldn't doubt it.
They've been replacing the bridges on 540 for over a year now in Ft. Smith, everyone except the river bridge was being replaced.
The interchange at Chaffee Crossing is finished, just have to pave from VB to Texarkana now, lol.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:26 pm to DaleDenton
I'm pretty stoked about the new on-ramp in Fayetteville. I don't know why the only way to get on the freeway heading north on College for so long has been to make that u-turn at Joyce.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:30 pm to VagueMessage
That is much needed as well! Plus the new off ramp they are putting in right there too.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 6:02 pm to Marty McFrat
If they say 7 then it will actually take 10.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:11 pm to Marty McFrat
It will take longer than that
Its not all funded yet
Its not all funded yet
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:12 pm to Porker Face
Also it started last year when they widened between MLK and Wedington
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:13 pm to Porker Face
What is it going to do exactly?
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:15 pm to Marty McFrat
If the Highway commission says 7 expect 25.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:16 pm to Litigator
6 lanes between MLK exit in Fayetteville and Exit 88 in Bentonville. Expect interchange improvements at almost all of the exits as well
Highway 412 bypass will begin in 2015 (ROW and utility relocates currently underway) between I-540 and Highway 112. To be completed as a controlled access facility in 2018. Long term this will be the Springdale Bypass (put down the bong...not for 30+ years though)
Also Bella Vista Bypass has taken some hits recently. Missouri has no funding
AHTD plans to put a roundabout at Exit 88 in the interim before eventually building a full SPUI where I-49 will join the BVB
Further info available on the Connecting Arkansas Program website, and current info can now be found on the all-new iDriveArkansas website
Feel free to ask other road-related questions throughout the state. I'm "in the know", you might say
Highway 412 bypass will begin in 2015 (ROW and utility relocates currently underway) between I-540 and Highway 112. To be completed as a controlled access facility in 2018. Long term this will be the Springdale Bypass (put down the bong...not for 30+ years though)
Also Bella Vista Bypass has taken some hits recently. Missouri has no funding
AHTD plans to put a roundabout at Exit 88 in the interim before eventually building a full SPUI where I-49 will join the BVB
Further info available on the Connecting Arkansas Program website, and current info can now be found on the all-new iDriveArkansas website
Feel free to ask other road-related questions throughout the state. I'm "in the know", you might say
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:19 pm to Porker Face
Thx.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:22 pm to Porker Face
Looks like they are doing it in sections too. It's starts at wedington and goes for a bit then stops then picks back up around wagon wheel
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:25 pm to Marty McFrat
Yes, they are individually bidding it all
They started with the cheapest sections to show the public they are dedicated to doing the whole thing
Going will naturally get slower as the more difficult (expensive) projects are undertaken. Last will be a rework of exit 66 and 67
They started with the cheapest sections to show the public they are dedicated to doing the whole thing
Going will naturally get slower as the more difficult (expensive) projects are undertaken. Last will be a rework of exit 66 and 67
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:26 pm to Porker Face
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6 lanes between MLK exit in Fayetteville and Exit 88 in Bentonville
Just driving through there, where it first cuts back to two lanes, every bridge/overpass is going to have to be worked on to allow adequate room...
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:28 pm to DaleDenton
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Just driving through there, where it first cuts back to two lanes, every bridge/overpass is going to have to be worked on to allow adequate room
Pretty much. And thats why the other widenings are more expensive...bridge construction is really fricking expensive
Good news...all new bridges are currently being designed for a future 8-lane I-540 (ex. Don Tyson Parkway bridge). That'll be the day...
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:30 pm to Porker Face
Also I thought I should put this here
Walmart buys 126.1 acres on Bentonville/Bella Vista border for $4M
If Walmart got involved, a lot of this could be accelerated. Some think they plan to build a shiny new world headquarters skyscraper on the property...
Walmart buys 126.1 acres on Bentonville/Bella Vista border for $4M
If Walmart got involved, a lot of this could be accelerated. Some think they plan to build a shiny new world headquarters skyscraper on the property...
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:44 pm to Porker Face
Wouldn't that go against their whole motto every day low cost? That's why their current buildings look like a shite at HQ
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:58 pm to Marty McFrat
Its just speculation Sam's Club HQ is nice
2101 S.E. 25th Street, Bentonville, Ark
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 9:35 pm to Porker Face
i'm hoping that before I die Fort Smith to Texarkana is done. I would cry tears of joy. I'm 35.
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