PULASKI COUNTY (7-13) – Construction and overnight lane closures are set to begin to
widen 2.2 miles of Interstate 630 to four lanes in each direction in Little Rock, according to
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.
Weather permitting, construction contractor Manhattan Road & Bridge will begin work
Monday, July 16 to widen I-630 between the Big Rock Interchange and University Avenue.
Eastbound and westbound center and outside lanes within the work zone will be closed
between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday to allow the contractor to set
temporary barrier walls, place pavement markings, erect safety platforms at the Hughes
Street overpass and remove pavement corrugations along the shoulders. One lane of traffic
in each direction will remain open, and interstate ramps will remain accessible except the
westbound on-ramp from the old Sears parking lot. During the daytime travel peak hours,
all six lanes on I-630 will be open to traffic. Neighborhoods adjacent to the interstate will
experience noise impacts during nighttime hours.
Beginning Friday night, July 20, the Hughes Street overpass will be temporarily closed for
approximately three months as crews perform bridge demolition and reconstruct the
overpass. Detours will direct Hughes Street traffic to Mississippi Avenue to bypass the
closure. A detour map is attached.
Within the construction zone, the posted speed limit will be 50 mph. Nightly lane closures
will occur throughout the life of the construction project from Sunday night through
Saturday morning, 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and Saturday night from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.
Also, traffic cameras have been installed along the project and can be viewed at
IDriveArkansas.com. A project website on ConnectingArkansasProgram.com will include
lane closure information, project schedules, upcoming work, and additional project
information.
This project (Job CA0608) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program, which is
funded through a 10-year, half-cent sales tax. The widening is estimated to be complete in
early 2020. More information on this $87.4 million project is available at
ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.
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