Pocahontas Bypass Public Hearing

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), with support by ARDOT consultant Garver, conducted a Location and Design Public Hearing🔗 to present and discuss the design plans🔗 and Environmental Assessment (EA)🔗 for the proposed new road connecting Highway 90 and Highway 67 north of Pocahontas in Randolph County. Proposed improvements are needed to reduce heavy truck traffic and improve mobility in the Pocahontas Central Business District.

Location and Design Public Hearing

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Pocahontas Community Center
300 Geneva Dr., Pocahontas, Arkansas 🔗

This public hearing was an "open house" meeting with no formal presentations. The public was invited to visit anytime during the scheduled hours to view exhibits🔗, ask questions, and offer comments🔗. 

Public Comment

The public comment period closed on August 7, 2024. Formal comments could be submitted in several ways, including mail, email, and phone. 

Comment forms🔗 could also have been mailed to Garver, Attn: Caitlin Hetzel, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, e-mailed to PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗, or submitted by using the Submit a Comment Form 🔗. An option for an oral comment was also available.

Questions

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Caitlin Hetzel with the Garver project team at PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗 or call 501-823-0730 to request a phone conversation.

Accommodations

Anyone needing project information or special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is encouraged to write to Caitlin Hetzel, 4701 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, call (501) 823-0730, or email PublicInvolvement@GarverUSA.com 🔗. Hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Arkansas Relay System at (Voice/TTY 711). Requests should be made at least four days prior to the public involvement meeting.

Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, ARDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion (not applicable as a protected group under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Title VI Program), disability, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), or low-income status in the admission, access to and treatment in ARDOT’s programs and activities, as well as ARDOT’s hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding ARDOT’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Civil Rights Officer Joanna P. McFadden (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), PO Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261, 501-569-2298 (Voice/TTY 711), or to the following email address: Joanna.McFadden@ardot.gov. 🔗

Free language assistance for Limited English Proficient individuals is available upon request.

This notice is available from the ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator in large print, on audiotape and in Braille.

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