HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Crews will install an overhead sign on Highway 70 in Hot Springs Thursday night into Friday morning, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.

The overhead sign will span the eastbound lanes of Highway 70 (Martin Luther King Expressway) just prior to the Spring Street and Highway 70B (East Grand Avenue) overpasses. Spring Street and Highway 70B will not be affected.

The project will begin Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 p.m. It will be complete by Friday, February 1 at 5 a.m., weather permitting. Traffic in the eastbound lanes of the Highway 70 (Martin Luther King Expressway) may be stopped for short intervals up to ten minutes.   

Motorists should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones.    

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will hold a Public Involvement Meeting in Hot Springs to discuss plans for improvements to Highway 7 in the Lake Hamilton area, according to AHTD officials.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Lake Hamilton Baptist Church, in the Fellowship Hall.  The church is located at 5963 Central Avenue (Highway 7) in Hot Springs.

Plans call for widening 1.5 miles of Highway 7 to five lanes in the Lake Hamilton community, extending from the Ouachita River (Lake Hamilton) Bridge southward to Highway 290.  Sidewalks and bike lanes are planned on both sides of the roadway. 

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 and Transportation Department’s Environmental Division at 501-569-2281.

LITTLE ROCK (6-21) -- Crews beginning work on widening the section of Higdon Ferry Road in Hot Springs from the Martin Luther King Expressway northward to Printers Place will require the temporary closure of Lakeshore Drive at its intersection with Higdon Ferry, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.

Effective Friday, June 22nd, traffic on Higdon Ferry that would normally turn onto Lakeshore Drive will be detoured around the closed intersection.  Traffic on Higdon Ferry will be routed west onto Emory Street, south onto Panama Street and back to Lakeshore Drive.  Eastbound traffic on Lakeshore Drive accessing Higdon Ferry will be routed north onto Panama Street and then eastward on Emory Street.

The closure will remain in place until the fall of this year. Motorists should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through all highway work zones.