MonticelloLive

This is a portion of the MEDC report as it was presented to the group by MEDC director Truman Hamilton.

The Southeast Arkansas Cornerstone Coalition has a transportation forum planned for May 15th to be held at The University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Representatives from the Arkansas Highway Department, Louisiana Department  of Transportation and the Mississippi Department of Transportation are  scheduled to attend.  The Forum will be held in the Capital Room of the Gibson Center.  You may not be aware of the work currently being done on  Highway 425 in Louisiana.  Work is being done in Louisiana to widen this  highway to four lanes with clearing and grubbing almost complete to the  Louisiana Arkansas State Line. Additionally there is a feasibility study  being done on the extension of I-530 through south Arkansas to Louisiana,  eventually to I-20 near Monroe, Louisiana.