CRAIGHEAD COUNTY | April 8, 2022

Traffic along Highland Drive (Highway 18) at the Nettleton Avenue intersection will begin using the newly constructed Railroad/Nettleton Overpass Bridge on Monday, April 11.

Weather permitting; the bridge will open to traffic during the morning hours Monday, April 11 at the intersection of Highway 18 (Highland Drive) and Nettleton Avenue.  This traffic pattern change will allow motorists to utilize the new bridge on Highland Drive and eliminate the current detour on Cain and Watt streets. 

Westbound and Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on Highland Drive until the remainder of the project can be completed, estimated to be early summer.

Job 100824 constructs overpasses for both State Highway 18 and Watt Street over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway railroad crossings.  The contract was awarded to Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, in October 2018 for $25,182,888.88.