There are 3 article(s) tagged Arkansas Department of Transportation:

• February 2022

  • Nine months after feared collapse, officials beef up I-40 bridge oversight

    Hernando DeSoto Bridge vulnerabilities could have been detected four decades ago, ArDOT officials say.

    By Benjamin Hardy February 20, 2022

• November 2021

  • 2 ArDOT bridge engineers retire following I-40 report

    Leadership change comes as the Federal Highway Administration releases its assessment of Arkansas’ bridge inspection program, providing a list of 18 recommendations that hint at a variety of shortcomings.

    By Matt Stroud and Benjamin Hardy November 12, 2021

• August 2021

  • With next bridge inspection a month away, ArDOT still lacks clear plan

    Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency’s lack of protocols and transparency. 

    By Matt Stroud, Benjamin Hardy August 05, 2021