"This gets the residents out of these homes that are in the floodway and in harms way," said Tracee McKenna, with the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District.
The U.S. Department of Transportation s Maritime Administration announced Friday that the $18.9 million River Valley Slackwater Harbor Project, 12 new dock spaces unaffected by the Arkansas River s flow at Fort Smith, is among 41 national projects getting federal funding from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
A proposed slackwater harbor in Crawford County on the Arkansas River with significant expected economic impact to follow is getting the money it needs to move forward.
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Over 180 community leaders from the Mid-South participated in the 37th annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) last week.