Honor Them in a Way That is Worthy
It’s a Friday afternoon, and the tenth floor at the Arkansas Department of Transportation building is quiet. Director Lorie Tudor and I sit in her office and talk about the memorial being planned for ARDOT workers and Arkansas Highway Police Officers who have died while working. Some states already have elaborate memorials built. Arkansas only has a very modest display involving orange highway cones in an office hallway. Each cone represents an ARDOT worker who has died while working.
When Government Listens and Responds | From The Executive Director
Joe Quinn, AGRF Executive Director If there ever was a time to think about why infrastructure development matters, it’s right now in Arkansas. An infusion of $3.8 billion in federal funding means there is a great deal of road and bridge work being done at the local and state levels. I was idly thinking of […]
The Great North American Eclipse Over Arkansas
By Deborah Horn Ready or not, the eclipse is coming. One thing is for certain, the April 8 solar eclipse’s path of totality cuts a wide diagonal swath across the state, starting in the Southwest corner and exiting the state near the Northeast. It will be big and possibly create bigger traffic problems—described by one […]
The Story of a Bridge in Hardy Represents American Infrastructure Issues
by Joe Quinn, AGRF Executive Director It’s difficult to visualize if you haven’t walked through the mud to stand at the end of the Humphries Ford Bridge in Hardy, Arkansas. The bridge is so low it seems to sit on top of the water. It’s narrow, and there is no guardrail. But despite all […]
Replacing Old Bridges
The right side of this photo is the 100-year-old Humphries Ford Bridge in Hardy, Arkansas. Hundreds of cars a week have been passing over this aging structure only inches above the Spring River. When the heavy rains come and the river rises, local police and firefighters are often called to rescue drivers who ended up […]