LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A $17.35 million funding infusion will help central Arkansas expand and grow its transportation options.
A Metroplan spokesperson said Monday that the agency is funding projects in nine cities and two counties through block grants for project design or construction. Funding improvements will ease traffic flow and add to the growing central Arkansas trail system to access and link cities throughout the region.
Sherwood received a $4 million grant for roadway improvements on Jacksonville-Cato Road from Lybrand Drive to Highway 107. The planned improvements include car lanes and a cycle trail separated from the road by a grass median, according to the city’s website .
Saline County received $2.4 million for additional design on its Southwest Trail Project from the Old River Bridge to the Garland County line. Once the trail is in place, it will link Little Rock with Hot Springs.