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Nearly 2,000 without power in Sebastian County area
SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. — Thousands are without power tonight in Sebastian County. According to the SWEPCO power outage map, nearly 2,000 customers are without power in the area as of 10:30 p.m., including customers in Greenwood. At its peak, nearly 3,200 customers were affected in the areas of Bonanza...
Arkansas receives $40 million in federal infrastructure grants
Three Arkansas infrastructure projects will receive $40 million in federal funding as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday. The funding is part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Wednesday’s announcement brings...
Arkansas transportation projects win $41M in federal funding
Three Arkansas projects will get a combined $40.7 million in federal grants, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. State of play: The money will help build a 14-mile extension of Interstate 49 from Alma to Barling in Crawford and Sebastian counties ($25 million), upgrade downtown Siloam Springs' E. Main Street ($11.2 million) and design a 15-mile greenway in Searcy ($4.2 million).
Feds award $25 million grant for I-49 segment in Fort Smith metro
The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million federal grant, and is in the running for another $250 million federal grant. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) said Thursday...
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