Improvements to U.S. Highway 67 Require Traffic Shift in Pulaski & Lonoke Counties

PULASKI & LONOKE COUNTIES (02-08) – Construction work on U.S. Highway 67 in Pulaski
and Lonoke counties requires a northbound traffic shift onto newly constructed pavement,
according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

To continue with the highway widening, northbound traffic will be moved onto newly
constructed northbound lanes between Vandenberg Boulevard in Jacksonville and State
Highway 5 in Cabot. Weather permitting; this shift will occur Monday night, February 11
at 8:00 p.m. to Tuesday, February 12 at 1:00 p.m.

Crews will be re-positioning barrier wall and re-striping the newly constructed northbound
lanes. The inside and outside northbound lanes will alternately be closed and shifted onto
new alignment during this operation. Traffic will be controlled using traffic barrels and signs.
After the traffic shift, two northbound lanes of traffic will be open while the inside shoulder
and left travel lane will be closed to allow work to continue along the median. The public is
advised to be cautious when traveling in the work zones.

This project (Job CA0605) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program and includes
widening 4.6 miles of U.S. Highway 67 from Vandenberg Boulevard in Jacksonville to State
Highway 5 in Cabot. The highway is being widened to three lanes in each direction. More
information on this $79.2 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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