LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation has begun
seeking bids on 31 construction projects across the state, including a second
attempt to widen a highway in northeast Arkansas.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the department received a $58.5 million bid on the project to widen U.S. 412 to four lanes in Lawrence and Greene counties. The 14.5-mile (23-kilometer) project would link Walnut Ridge and Paragould.
Department officials previously rejected a $62 million bid for the project in
September because it was too high.
The agency also received $13.5 million bid for a project to replace a bridge
over the Buffalo River in Pruitt. Officials say Pruitt is a popular location on
the river, which is part of a national park.
The project would also widen the highway near the bridge.
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