Arkansas seeks federal approval for $630M interstate project

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking
federal approval of an environmental assessment to clear the way for a more than
$630 million renovation of Interstate 30.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the department is working with the Federal Highway Administration to resolve issues on the project designed to ease congestion and improve safety in the corridor through Little Rock and North Little Rock. The department will then officially submit the assessment to the federal agency.

Department official Ben Browning says the state agency tried to finalize the
environmental assessment in the previous federal fiscal year but there wasn’t
enough time. The department modified its plans to allow project money to be
obligated in the fiscal year that began Monday.

Browning says the delay won’t delay construction that’s projected to start late
2019.

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