PULASKI COUNTY (8-23) – Construction to widen Interstate 630 requires overnight lane
closures in Little Rock, including traffic stoppages for up to 15 minutes, according to
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Weather permitting, crews will reduce I-630 traffic to one open lane in each direction during
overnight hours between Baptist Hospital Drive (Exit 7) and University Avenue (Exit 5).
Eastbound and westbound center and outside lanes will be closed during the following hours
to conduct the work.

• Sunday night, August 26, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Monday night, August 27to Friday morning, August 31,from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., nightly
  
  

In addition, crews will be erecting structural steel at the Hughes Street overpass, which will
require all lanes of traffic to be stopped on I-630 for 15-minute intervals. Weather
permitting, this work will occur during overnight hours between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.,
from Monday night, August 27 and continuing through Friday morning, August 31.

Traffic will be controlled using signage and barrels. During 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. The public is advised to be cautious when
traveling in the work zones.

There will be no lane closures Friday night, August 31 through Tuesday morning,
September 4 for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

This project (Job CA0608) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program, which is funded
through a 10-year, half-cent sales tax. More information on this $87.4 million project is
available at ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.

Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work
zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ARDOT.gov. You
can also follow us on Twitter @myARDOT.

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