Work on Interstate 30 Requires Lane Closures and New Traffic Patterns in Little Rock and North Little Rock

Contact: Krista Sides
NR 20-349
November 12, 2020

PULASKI COUNTY (11-12) – Crews performing work along the Interstate 30 corridor in
Little Rock and North Little Rock will require a major weekend traffic shift for I-30 and lane
closures on the Interstate, frontage roads and city streets, according to Arkansas Department
of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.

Weather permitting, the following travel impacts will occur November 13-20.

Interstate 30

  • Fri., Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. – Mon., Nov. 16 at 5 a.m. | I-30 in North Little Rock | Over the weekend, eastbound traffic reduced to one open lane between the Arkansas River and Bishop Lindsey Ave. Westbound left lane closed. See attached map NR 20-349-A for details.
  • Mon., Nov. 16 – Fri. Nov. 20 | 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. | Eastbound I-30 in North Little Rock |Overnight single-lane closure between the Arkansas River and Bishop Lindsey Ave.

Little Rock

  • Mon., Nov. 16 – Thurs., Nov. 19 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Northbound I-30 frontage road |Daytime single-lane closure between 6th and 4th Sts.
  • Tues., Nov 17 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Westbound 4th St. | Daytime right-lane closure between northbound and southbound I-30 frontage roads. Tues., Nov 17 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Southbound Ferry St. | Daytime right-lane closure between 3rd and 4th Sts. for re-striping.
  • Tues., Nov 17 | 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. | Westbound I-30 | Overnight right-lane closure between the Cantrell interchange and 6th St.
  • Tues., Nov. 17 | Rector St. | New traffic pattern begins. Northbound I-30 frontage road closed between 4th and 3rd Sts. Traffic detoured west on 4th St. to Ferry St., which was re-striped for two-way traffic (previously one-way southbound). See attached map NR 20-349-B for details.

North Little Rock

  • Mon., Nov. 16 | Locust St. | New traffic pattern begins. Street closed between Washington Ave. and 2nd St., including intersection with Washington.
  • Mon., Nov. 16 | 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. | Broadway St. | Overnight street closure between northbound and southbound frontage roads below I-30. Traffic will detour to Riverfront Dr. and Bishop Lindsey Ave. See attached map NR 20-349-C for details.
  • Tues., Nov. 17 | Northbound I-30 frontage road | New traffic pattern begins. Northbound Locust St. reduced to one lane between Broadway St. and Bishop Lindsey Ave.

Traffic will be controlled by signage, construction barrels, and barriers. The public is advised
to be cautious when traveling in the work zone and watch for slower traffic speeds.

The 30 Crossing project (Job CA0602) is part of ARDOT’s Connecting Arkansas Program. More
information on the CAP 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.