PULASKI COUNTY (7-9) – Over the next 7-10 days, traffic in Little Rock will see a number of travel impacts and traffic pattern changes along Interstate 30, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Friday, July 9 at 10 p.m. – Monday, July 12 at 5 a.m.

Weather permitting; the following closures are part of a maintenance of traffic plan to demolish the 9th Street Bridge in order to reconstruct it.

• I-30 closed between I-630 and 6th St. | Eastbound traffic will take the 6th/9th Street ramp (Exit 140) to the frontage road and will use the on-ramp at 6th Street to return to I-30. Westbound traffic will take the 6th Street ramp (Exit 140B) to the frontage road and will use the on-ramp south of 9th Street to return to I-30. See map 21-208-A for more information.
• I-630 eastbound ramp closed to I-30 eastbound | Traffic will take I-30 westbound to I-440 and return to I-30 as needed. See map 21-208-B for more information

Monday, July 12 – Saturday, July 17

Weather permitting, crews will be working to open and close interstate ramps as part of a maintenance of traffic plan to reconstruct the I-30 bridge and its associated ramps, along with directing I-30 eastbound drivers into the Little Rock downtown street grid. Traffic will begin using the reconstructed two-lane off-ramp (Exit 140) as the primary route to reach the River Market, MacArthur Park, the East Village, and other downtown destinations.

• I-30 eastbound ramp opened to the northbound frontage road (Exit 140) | Expected by Wednesday morning, traffic will begin to take the reconstructed ramp to 6th/9th Sts. and the downtown city grid. Later in the week, I-30 eastbound Exit 141A will be closed to Highway 10, Cantrell Road, and Clinton Avenue, making Exit 140 the only I-30 eastbound off-ramp to downtown Little Rock. See map 21-203-A for more information.
•  I-630 eastbound ramp opened to the northbound frontage road | Expected by Wednesday morning, traffic will begin to use a new single-lane ramp directly connecting with the frontage road and providing drivers with the ability to access the Little Rock street grid without entering I-30 traffic. See map 21-203-A for more information.
• I-30 off-ramps closed permanently to Cumberland Street (Exit 141A) | Expected as early as Thursday night, crews will permanently close the I-30 eastbound and westbound exit ramps to Cumberland Street, although the existing off-ramp loop to 2nd Street will remain open. Eastbound traffic will be signed to use the newly opened downtown off-ramp (Exit 140) to 6th and 9th Streets and the city’s street grid. See maps 21-216-B and 21-216-C for more information.
• Cumberland St. on-ramp closed permanently to I-30 eastbound | Expected as early as Thursday night, crews will permanently close the on-ramp. Traffic will be signed to use the 6th St. on-ramp to I-30 eastbound. See map 21-216-A for more information.

This work schedule is weather permitting, and each phase of the maintenance of traffic plan is dependent on the outlined sequence of construction. 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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