August 2018 Issue by Caleb Talley uality infrastructure is critical to preserving and improving the link between producer and consumer. It’s a prerequisite for economic development. Yet, Arkansas has left plenty of room for improvement when it comes to the…
Arkansas highways
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (By Mitch McCoy, KARK 4 News) — Hundreds showed up Thursday for a public meeting about the expansion of I-30. Susan Holt lives near I-30 and she went to the meeting. “[Some of] these intersections, as…
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials have reported that about 30 of the 87 highway projects withdrawn from bid in the 2015 schedule will be reinstated in the October bid opening. Recent legislation, enacted by Congress, extends Moving Ahead for…
Photos courtesy of Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department There’s no way to sugarcoat it. The current state of our nation’s infrastructure is grim. Our nation’s infrastructure has long been our economic backbone, but we’ve been investing in it less…
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Beyond Big Rock: The Economics of Improving Arkansas’ Roadways
by Rob Moritzby Rob MoritzPhotos courtesy of Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department For a while, as work on the $150 million “Big Rock” interchange dragged endlessly on, Joe Fox thought about abandoning the west Little Rock location where he opened Community Bakery in…