The Arkansas Department of Transportation timed the opening of the King Expressway extension to coincide with Tuesday s ribbon cutting, but the 5.8-mile road threaded through rugged backcountry east of Hot Springs was ready five weeks early.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff leadership recently joined board members of the Trinity Foundation to surprise and gift the UAPB M4 (Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South) Band with M4 branded backpacks and a financial donation during their band practice outside Caldwell Hall.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation said Monday that it expects construction of the 5.8-mile extension of the King Expressway in the Hot Springs area to conclude by the end of July.
Work crews will begin closing some lanes Tuesday for nearly a month on Arkansas 227 in Hot Springs to widen U.S. 270, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has announced.