ARDOT to Host Public Involvement Meetings to Discuss Two Planning Studies in Northwest Arkansas

BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES | January 24, 2025 | Jobs 090711 and 090573

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct three public involvement meetings to discuss preliminary findings from the Highway 59 and Highway 72 Corridor Study and review findings from the Western North-South Connector Study.

All three meetings will be identical in content.

The first meeting will be held Tuesday, January 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gentry Public Library (McKee Community Room), 105 East Main Street, Gentry, AR 72734.

The second meeting will be held Wednesday, January 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Decatur Municipal Building (Community Room), 310 Maple Avenue, Decatur, AR 72722.

The third meeting will be held Thursday, January 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gravette High School (Commons Area), 325 Lion Drive South, Gravette, AR 72736.

The public may view meeting materials and provide written comments online beginning Monday, January 27.

Link to meeting materials.

Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27.

A Spanish translation of the website is available.

Submit online comment forms to ARDOT or print the form and mail to: Planning & Research Division, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203-2261.

If you do not have internet access, please contact Ryan DeVasher at 501-569-2065 or [email protected] to ask questions about the studies.


Anyone needing project information or special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is encouraged to write to Ryan DeVasher, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203- 2261, call (501) 569-2603, fax (501) 569-2009, or email [email protected].

Hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Arkansas Relay System at (Voice/TTY 711).
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.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, ARDOT 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 ARDOT’s programs and activities, as well as ARDOT’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding ARDOT’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Civil Rights Officer Joanna P. McFadden (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), PO Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261, 501-569-2298 (Voice/TTY 711), or to the following email address: [email protected].

Media Contact: Dave Parker
[email protected]
501.569.2459

NR 25-014

January 24, 2025