Arkansas Taking Bids for 27 Previously Postponed Construction Projects

Arkansas's Highway and Transportation Department is putting 27 previously postponed road and bridge projects out for bids in October. These projects represent about one-third of the 87 projects worth $411 million that had been pulled earlier this year due to uncertainty over federal transportation funding.

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The department also asked Governor Asa Hutchinson for $26 million in state general improvement money to help guarantee the reinstatement of 49 resurfacing projects. The agency plans to reinstate the remaining 11 projects later this year, possibly in December.

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