AHTD TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING IN SHERIDAN


    LITTLE ROCK (6-18)

  The Ark ansas St ate Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold a Public Involvement Meeting in Sheridan to

 discuss plans for improvements to Highway 167 south of Sheridan , according to AHTD officials.

     The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hope Pentecostal Church , 19 Grant Road , in Sheridan .

     Plans call for widening approximately eleven miles of Highway 167 to five lanes with a center turn lane.  The project will begin at the southern end of the Sheridan Bypass and extend southward to Highway 48. 

      The public is invited to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view displays, ask questions and offer comments.  For more information, contact the Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department’s Environmental Division at 501-569-2281.

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For Further Information Contact:

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209
Tel: 501-569-2000
FAX: 501-569-2400
e-mail: info@arkansashighways.com