Notice to Media

LITTLE ROCK (9-20) – A contractor for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will be working on the Dick Jeter Road Overpass, which extends over I-40 and is located east of I-440.  The work will begin Saturday, September 22 and continue through Sunday, September 23, 2001, weather permitting, according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers. 

This work is part of the Interstate Rehabilitation Program, which will improve 60% of the state’s 655-mile Interstate system.  The purpose of the work is to raise the overpass structure to maintain minimum clearance for traffic traveling on I-40.  This particular project is part of the rehabilitation of Interstate 40 from Highway 67 to the Lonoke County line. 

The work will require temporary lane closures on the following dates and times:

• Beginning at 12:00 midnight Saturday, September 22 and continuing through midnight Sunday, September 23, the Dick Jeter Road Overpass will be closed to raise the structure to maintain the minimum clearance for traffic traveling below on Interstate 40. 

• A message board advising motorists of the construction work and closure of the overpass has been placed in the immediate vicinity of the Dick Jeter Overpass.

Motorists may want to use an alternate route or allow extra travel time during the closure.  As always, motorists are urged to “Think Ahead”, “Buckle-up” and exercise caution when approaching and traveling through work zones.