OUACHITA COUNTY (6-28) – Construction work to improve drainage along Highway 57 near Chidester will mean a temporary lane closure, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Weather permitting, crews will close Highway 57 between Highways 278 and 76 beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29. The closure will allow crews to replace two cross drains and will conclude once the work is complete later that day, if the weather allows. Local traffic will be permitted, but through traffic must detour. 

Motorists traveling north on Highway 57 will take Highway 278 to Highway 24 and southbound traffic will use the same detour in reverse.  

Traffic cones and signage will control traffic. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ARDOT.gov. You can also follow us on Twitter @IDriveArkansas for traffic and @myARDOT for everything else.

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