Commission approves Highway 78 designation through Northeast Arkansas kait8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kait8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The detours through Jacksonville have been configured in preparation for the demolition and reconstruction of a bridge over U.S. 67/167 a project that is expected to last a year.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation will operate and fund construction projects on an estimated budget of $953.2 million from state taxes and fees for the coming fiscal year.
A third bridge across the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis has been long sought, but the political and financial will has been lacking.