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Update: Overnight Closures Scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fayetteville

Home / News / Update: Overnight Closures Scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fayetteville

WASHINGTON COUNTY | July 6, 2026

Overnight closures are scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Boulevard (Highway 62) in Fayetteville under Interstate 49 (I-49) from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly on the following dates:

  • Tuesday night, July 14 – Wednesday morning, July 15
  • Wednesday night, July 15 – Thursday morning, July 16
  • Thursday night, July 16 – Friday morning, July 17

Weather permitting, the closures will allow crews to remove the construction supports for the newly constructed I-49 southbound bridge.

A signed detour will be in place.

Westbound traffic on MLK Boulevard will be detoured onto I-49 north to Wedington Drive (Exit 64). Traffic will use Wedington Drive to return to I-49 south, then back to MLK, where they can take MLK Boulevard (Exit 62) westbound.

Eastbound traffic on MLK Boulevard will be detoured onto I-49 south to Cato Springs Road (Exit 60). Traffic will use Cato Springs Road to return to I-49 north, then back to MLK where they can take MLK Boulevard (Exit 62) eastbound.

Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com.

Media Contact: Ellen Coulter
[email protected]
501.765.9117

NR 26-101

July 6, 2026

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