BENTON COUNTY (2-16) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct a public involvement meeting about an improved connection between the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) and Springdale Northern Bypass (Hwy. 612) in Benton County.

The public is invited to listen, view meeting materials, and provide written comments. The website will be available for comments until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17. Citizens will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comment during a “live” virtual presentation from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. Garver, in coordination with ARDOT, will conduct the live Microsoft Teams virtual location public hearing.

Link To Virtual Meeting: (click here)

To access the online public meeting, click on the link above.  It will take you to the online location public hearing website. This website will provide project materials and handouts that would have been shown at an in-person meeting. A separate link (on that page) will provide a Spanish version of the presentation. There will also be an option to send online comment forms to project staff, or you can print the form and mail it to Garver, Attn: Lindi Miller, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118. 

If you do not have internet access, please contact Lindi Miller at 501-823-0730 or [email protected] to ask questions about the proposed project and how to access project information.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion (not applicable as a protected group under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Title VI Program), disability, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), or low-income status in the admission, access to and treatment in the Department’s programs and activities, as well as the Department’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding the Department’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Joanna P. McFadden EEO/DBE Officer (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. 0. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: [email protected]
Free language assistance for Limited English Proficient individuals is available upon request. This notice is available from the ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator in large print, on audiotape and in Braille.