BENTON COUNTY (8-30) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is conducting a Virtual Public Involvement Meeting to obtain public input on the Western North-South Connector Study, which will consider a new highway connection from Highway 612 (Springdale Northern Bypass) to Highway 549 (Bella Vista Bypass) in Northwest Arkansas. Preliminary improvement alternatives for this connection will be presented.

The public is invited to view meeting materials and provide written comments. The website will be available for comments until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021.

WNSConnector.TransportationPlanRoom.com

To access the online public meeting, click on the link above.  It will take you to the online public meeting website. This website will provide project materials and handouts that would have been shown at an in-person meeting. A separate link (on the website) 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.             

Anyone with limited internet access or general questions or comments regarding the study or virtual public meeting may call the ARDOT Transportation Planning and Policy Division at (501) 569-2201.  Media inquiries should be directed to Britni Padilla-Dumas.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (Department) 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 Section Head – EEO/DBE (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: [email protected]

Anyone needing special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is encouraged to write to Lindi Miller, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, call (501) 823-0730, or email [email protected]. Hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Arkansas Relay System at (Voice/TTY 711). Requests should be made at least four days prior to public meeting end date.

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.