Notice to Media

AHTD to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Highway 16 Improvements

LITTLE ROCK (10-23) -- The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold an open forum public hearing from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 1998, at Faith Assembly of God Church, 2447 Highway 16 in Searcy. The hearing offers citizens the opportunity to express their views on the proposed improvements to Highway 16 in Searcy.

The project begins near Foster Chapel Road and continues 1.2 miles to Oak Forest Road. Proposed improvements generally consist of improving the grade and alignment of the highway to increase sight distance.

The open forum hearing allows citizens the opportunity to attend anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Personnel will be on hand during those hours to answer questions and take written or oral comments about the project.

Preliminary plans, information relative to environmental studies, proposed right of way acquisition, and other pertinent information relative to the proposed project, as well as written statements received from interested persons, agencies or groups, are available for public inspection and copying at the office of the District Engineer, AHTD, U.S. Highway 167, three miles south of Batesville.

Anyone wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, written statements made at the public hearing may submit them to the District Engineer, AHTD, P.O. Box 2376, Batesville, Arkansas 72503-2376. Such submissions must be received no later than Friday, November 6, 1998.

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