LAWRENCE COUNTY (7-1) – Removal of the traffic signal at U.S. Highway 63B and State
Highway 367 will require temporary traffic control measures in Hoxie, according to
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Weather permitting, crews from the City of Hoxie, G/G Electric, Union Pacific Railroad and
ARDOT will remove the existing signal equipment at the intersection of U.S. Highway 63B
and State Highway 367 starting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9 and continue until
completed, which should be later that same day. Hoxie City Police will control traffic at the
intersection during the work.

For several months the signal has operated in flash mode, requiring traffic from all four
directions to stop. Upon removal, State Highway 367 will be free flowing and no longer be
required to stop. U.S. Highway 63B and the opposing traffic from Lindsey Street will have
stop signs.

In recent months, ARDOT conducted a traffic study that revealed the traffic signal at the
intersection of U.S. Highway 63B and State Highway 367 in Hoxie is no longer warranted.
The city of Hoxie realized the signal needed many repairs or a complete remodeling project
at great expense and asked the Department to review to determine if in fact the signal was
still needed. These highways once carried a heavy traffic load but now both U.S. Highways
67 and 63 bypass the community and have changed the traffic movements since the signal
was installed in the early 1990s.

Traffic will be controlled by Hoxie City Police, signage and traffic cones. 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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