Contact: Krista Sides
NR 20-357
November 19, 2020

GREENE COUNTY (11-19) – Construction to widen U.S. Highway 412 requires a traffic shift
to the new Highway 412 bypass south of the community of Light in Greene County, according
to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Weather permitting, crews will move traffic onto the new Highway 412 bypass around Light
on Monday, November 23, 2020. While construction crews are working to complete
connector roads into the Light community from existing Highway 412, motorists traveling
to Light will shift onto the new highway and turn north at Highway 228. This travel pattern
will be in place until the connector roads into Light are completed in early 2021.

Be advised that there are new stop signs on Highway 228 at its intersection with the bypass.
Traffic on Highway 228 will stop and yield to traffic on the bypass. The traffic shift will be
controlled by traffic barrels, signage and pavement markings. The public is advised to be
cautious when traveling in the work zone and watch for slower traffic speeds.

This project (Job CA1003) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program to widen
approximately 14.5 miles of U.S. Highway 412 to four lanes between U.S. Highway 67 in
Lawrence County and State Highway 141 in Greene County. The project includes a southern
bypass of the Light community. More information on this project is available at
ConnectingArkansasProgram.com.

Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work
zones. Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ARDOT.gov. You
can also follow us on Twitter @myARDOT.