Arkansas projects receiving $40 million in federal infrastructure grants
Three large-scale Arkansas projects will receive part of a $1.8 billion in federal infrastructure grant program announced Wednesday.
By: Alex Kienlen
KARK
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three large-scale Arkansas projects will receive part of a $1.8 billion in federal infrastructure grant program announced Wednesday.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Arkansas would receive $40 million in grants from the current distribution. The project will fund transportation projects in Searcy, Siloam Springs, and a combined interstate highway in Crawford and Sebastian counties.
The projects are:
- Searcy: $4,222,900 for the Little Red Greenway, a 15.5-mile expansion of the existing 5.5-mile bike trail, including planning and public input. The final result will be a bicycle and pedestrian route that will encourage physical activity and community connectivity while promoting low-cost transportation.
- Siloam Springs: $11,556,363 for the Bridging Heritage as part of the city’s Main Street Revitalization project. Funding will allow for the planning, engineering, and construction of street improvements along E Main Street between Maxwell and Lincoln streets, including replacing the Sager Creek Bridge. The end result will be safer and improved traffic flow.
- Crawford & Sebastian counties: $25,000,000 for the I-49 Extension, which will add approximately 14 miles of four-lane, divided, controlled-access highway, including a new bridge over the Arkansas River. When the project is completed, users will have safer and more efficient access to community destinations.
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