CRAIGHEAD COUNTY (9-21) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct an online public involvement meeting about the proposed widening from three lanes to five lanes of Highway 1 between Caraway Road and Interstate 555 in Jonesboro. 

The public is invited to listen, view meeting materials and provide written comments. The website will be available for comments until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13. Citizens will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments during a “live” virtual presentation from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28. 

Link To Virtual Meeting: (click here) 

To access the online public meeting, click on the link above.  It will take you to the online neighborhood public meeting website. This website will provide project materials and handouts that would have been shown at the in-person meetings. A separate link (on that page) will provide a Spanish version of the presentation.  There will also be an option to send online comment forms to ARDOT staff, or you can print the form and mail it to, Environmental Division, 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209.   

If you do not have internet access, please contact Karla Sims at 501-569-2000 to ask questions about the proposed project and how to access project information at [email protected].

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (Department) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion (not applicable as a protected group under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Title VI Program), disability, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), or low-income status in the admission, access to and treatment in the Department’s programs and activities, as well as the Department’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding the Department’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Joanna P. McFadden Section Head – EEO/DBE (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501) 569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: [email protected]. 

Free language assistance for Limited English Proficient individuals is available upon request.  

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

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