Highway 5 Widening Public Hearing

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), with support by ARDOT consultant Garver, conducted a Location and Design Public Hearing 🔗 to present and discuss the design plans 🔗 and Environmental Assessment (EA) 🔗 for the proposed widening of Highway 5 between N. Reynolds Road (Highway 183) and N. Alexander Road (Pulaski County Line) in Saline County. Proposed improvements include widening Highway 5 to four lanes with a painted median, a curb and gutter to match the adjacent Highway 5 sections to the east and west of the project, a 10-foot-wide sidepath on the north side of Highway 5, and a 5-foot-wide sidewalk on the south. A signalized intersection at Midland Road and upgrades to existing signals at Bryant Parkway have been added to the design.

Location and Design Public Hearing

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Bryant (Fellowship Hall)
6715 Hwy.5, Bryant, Arkansas 🔗

This public hearing was an “open house” meeting with no formal presentations. Comments 🔗 must be submitted by Wednesday, July 3, 2024, to be included in the official record.

Public Comment

Formal comments can be submitted in several ways, including mail, email, and phone.

Comment forms 🔗 can be mailed to Garver, Attn: Keegan Doan, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, emailed to PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗, or submitted by using the Submit a Comment 🔗 form. An oral comment can be recorded at 501-823-0730.

Questions

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Keegan Doan with the Garver project team at PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗 or call 501-823-0730 to request a phone conversation.

Accommodations

Anyone needing project information or special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is encouraged to write to Keegan Doan, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, call (501) 823-0730, or email PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗. Hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Arkansas Relay System at (Voice/TTY 711). Requests should be made at least four days prior to the public involvement meeting.

Notice of Nondiscrimination: 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: Joanna.McFadden@ardot.gov. 🔗

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.

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