Labor, Materials, Nature Complicate I-30 Widening Arkansas highway expansion overcomes a time-consuming triple culvert, weak soils, supplier slowdowns and even endangered mussels David M. Brown July 27, 2021 No Comments The 5.4-mile Interstate 30 project in central Arkansas widens the highway to six lanes from four, a $187-million undertaking that’s part of the 36 projects approved by voters back in 2012.Read More
Drone Inspections Beam Fracture on Closed Mississippi River Bridge Is at Least Two Years Old Jim Parsons May 17, 2021 2 Comments State's DOT inspector is fired for not noticing or reporting the crack at the I-40 Mississippi River bridge during an earlier inspection.Read More
Bridges Contractor Team Will Replace Arkansas Bridge Pier Cap and Seek Reimbursement Parsons-CJ Mahan joint venture Jim Parsons February 27, 2020 No Comments ARDOT says a concrete pour interrupted by lightning may have compromised a pier cap on the $100-million White River bridge replacementRead More
Transportation Pier Cap Dispute Compounds Arkansas Bridge Construction Delays ARDOT and Parsons-Mahan tussle over $11-million pier cap replacement Jim Parsons February 20, 2020 No Comments An August 2019 lightning storm interrupted the concrete pour for a 120-foot-long pier capRead More