Department Seeking Public Input about Proposed Plans to Widen Highway 82 from Two to Five Lanes

ASHLEY COUNTY (10-1) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct an online public involvement meeting about the proposed widening of Highway 82 from two to five lanes from east of Hamburg to Mist.

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 Monday, October 18. Citizens will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comment during a “live” virtual presentation from Monday, October 4 through Monday, October 18.

Link To Virtual Meeting: (click here)

To access the online public meeting, click on the link above.  It will take you to the online neighborhood public meeting website. This website will provide project materials and handouts that would have been shown at the in-person meetings. 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 ARDOT staff, or you can print the form and mail it to, Environmental Division, 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209. 

If you do not have internet access, please contact Karla Sims at 501-569-2000 to ask questions about the proposed project and how to access project information at [email protected].

Contact: Britni Dumas

NR 21-333

October 1, 2021