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ARDOT to Host Public Involvement Meetings to Discuss Jonesboro to Osceola Connector Study

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CRAIGHEAD, MISSISSIPPI, AND POINSETT COUNTIES | August 7, 2026 | Job 101248

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct two public involvement meetings to share information, answer questions, and seek comments regarding a study evaluating the need for and feasibility of a direct highway connection between Jonesboro and Osceola. The meetings will be held at the following times and locations, and the same information will be provided at both:

  • Tuesday, August 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Allen Park Community Center, 3609 Race Street, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
  • Tuesday, August 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce Civic Center, 116 North Maple Street, Osceola, Arkansas, 72370

The public may view meeting materials and provide written comments online beginning Friday, August 7.

Link to meeting materials

Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 2.

Submit online comment forms to ARDOT or print the form and mail it to: Chris Dillaha, Planning & Research Division, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203-2261. 

If you do not have internet access, please contact Chris Dillaha at (501) 569-2603 or [email protected] to ask questions about the study.


Anyone needing project information or special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is encouraged to contact Chris Dillaha at (501) 569-2603, or email [email protected]. Requests should be made at least 4 days prior to the public meeting.

Hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Arkansas Relay System at (Voice/TTY 711).

Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, ARDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion (not applicable as a protected group under the FMCSA Title VI Program), or disability in the admission, access to and treatment in ARDOT’s programs and activities, as well as ARDOT’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding ARDOT’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to the Civil Rights Division (P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711)), or the following email address: [email protected]

Free language assistance may be available upon request.

This notice is available from the ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator in large print, on audiotape, and in Braille.

Media Contact: Ellen Coulter
[email protected]
501.765.9117

NR 26-130

August 7, 2026

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