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1st Quarter 2012 • ARKANSAS GOOD ROADS 3

A publication of theARKANSAS GOOD ROADS/TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL

2012BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jim Wooten • BeebePRESIDENT

D.B. Hill, III • Little RockVICE PRESIDENT

Bob Crafton • RogersSECRETARY/TREASURER

Andy Anderson • El PasoDon Beavers • Hot Springs

Johnnie Bolin • CrossettJack Buffington • Rogers

Sandra Burke • Forrest CityAnn Cash • McGehee

Benson Cashion • Little RockJane Christenson • HarrisonChris Claybaker • CamdenKen Cowling • AshdownTommy Cox • El DoradoJoe Fakouri • Monticello

Dan Flowers • North Little RockWes Fowler • Huntsville

David Fritsche • BoonevilleCurt Green • Texarkana

Nick Haynes • Memphis, TNMary “Prissy” Hickerson • Texarkana

Stanley Hill • Little RockJim Holsted • Mountain Home

Don House • Walnut RidgeDavid Hudson • Fort Smith

Mike Jacobs • ClarksvilleHenry Jones, III • JonesboroMark Lamberth • BatesvilleMichael Lincoln • Searcy

Jeff Lynch • Heber SpringsClay McGeorge • Little Rock

Bob Myers • FordyceHarold Perrin • JonesboroMat Pitsch • Fort SmithBill Ramsey • Fayetteville

Bill J. Reed • StuttgartPreston Scroggin • ConwayTerry Sherwood • Quitman

Kevin Smith • NashvilleDoug Sprouse • Springdale

Marvin Steele • West MemphisMax Tackett • Nashville

Steve Thweatt • Hot SpringsTab Townsell • ConwayTeresa Walsh • Crossett

Ed Way • JonesboroDon L. Weaver • El Paso

Pat Webb • Star City

Articles published in AGRTC’smagazine do not necessarily reflect the

opinion of AGRTCand should be recognizedas articles by guest writers.

www.agrtc.com

The Arkansas Good Roads Transportation Council gathers and disseminates information to educate the public on the importance and value of a modern andsafe highway system, adequately financed through dedicated funding sources, toprovide for the economic growth of the State and its citizens.

ARKANSAS GOOD ROADS TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL Mission Statement

ADVISORY COMMITTEEDr. Kevin Hall • Fayetteville

CHAIRMAN

Preston Bynum • Little RockVICE CHAIRMAN

Tommy Fish • Little RockSenator Bobby Glover • CarlisleReginald Glover • Monticello

Dr. Jack Lassiter • UAMJohn Suskie • Little Rock

501-851-1955

The beginning of 2012 is an exciting time for our Association. With theimplementation of our strategic plan, we have many opportunities in the coming year. Our Mission is to make Arkansas Good Roads TransportationCouncil the primary source of information concerning the benefits of GoodRoads for the state of Arkansas.

You will notice our magazine has a new look. We want our “branding” tobe fresh and inviting while conveying our message of “Good Roads” lead to a“Better Future” for all of Arkansas.

Our website, arkansasgoodroads.com has a new look and is full of informa-tion and useful links. We encourage you to visit our website and to make useof the many tools available on it.

We also encourage you to become active and involved in our Mission. Weneed you to talk with your family and friends about how good roads benefityou and our state: Good Roads Connect Us, Good Roads Stimulate Growth,Good Roads Save Lives!

Additionally, we want you to be a member of our Association. Throughstrong membership, we can ensure our message is being presented throughoutArkansas. Joining us is easy: simply go to the “Join Us” tab on the website andcomplete the membership form. By joining Arkansas Good Roads, you aremaking a wise investment in your future and the future of Arkansas!

We are working on your behalf to promote the development and maintenance of a save and efficient transportation system in Arkansas.

Thank you for the privilege and opportunity.

From the Desk of D.B. Hill, Executive Director

Cover photo courtesy of John Jackson, AHTD

It’s hard to believe that the first quarter of 2012has already passed us by. This has been a busy yearfor all of us involved in roadway construction, andfor that we should all be thankful. Although theeconomy has presented some challenges, progress hasbeen made when it comes to improving Arkansas’highway system.

Even with the construction activity we are experiencing in the early stages of 2012, it’s a sure betto say that we will continue to see hurdles placedbefore us.

One in particular is the failure of the legislature torepeal the not-yet-implemented sales tax exemptionfor large trucks and trailers during the 2012 fiscal session. What this means is $4 million less per yearfor the state’s highways, county roads and city streets.

This well-chronicled exemption was envisioned asa “quid pro quo” for a five-cent per gallon increase inthe state’s diesel tax that never materialized. Both theexemption and the diesel tax increase were proposedby the trucking industry.

Our Department is already operating under afunding system for our highways that is inadequateand systemically flawed. Now we are faced with losing an additional $4 million in revenue every year.That translates into $3 million less for the Highwayand Transportation Department, and about $1 mil-lion less for cities and counties each year. Looking atthe Department’s next four-year planning cycle, thattranslates into a $12 million loss in revenue.

The first draft of the Department’s StatewideTransportation Improvement Plan, or STIP, for the

years 2013-2016, was recently circulated. We mustnow reexamine that and determine where to cut $12million from the proposed projects. That becomes achallenging task when you look at the needs we haveacross the state.

That $4 million is the amount printed in the lawthat will be taken from the Department’s diesel taxrevenues annually to pay for this exemption. Thatleaves our Department, our cities and our countieswith a loss to allow the purchasers of large trucks andtrailers to pay zero in sales tax.

Finding a logical place for the Highway andTransportation Department to cut $3 million everyyear will not be easy. Our Department currentlyranks second lowest in the country in terms of howmuch we spend on administration, or non-road related activities. That means we put more of ouravailable money on the roads where it belongs thanvirtually any other highway department in the country. In addition, our Department has scaledback employment levels to approximately the samelevels we had in the mid-1960s.

We do a good job putting our incoming revenuesto work. There is no doubt that cutting an addi -tional $3 million each year will have an impact onour program. We have some tough decisions aheadof us as this year unfolds. At the same time, I canguarantee you that we will continue to do the best wecan with the limited resources that we have before us.

4 ARKANSAS GOOD ROADS • 1st Quarter 2012

From the desk of AHTD Director

Scott BennettLoss of Revenue Means Hard Choices Ahead

Our Department currently ranks second lowest in the country in terms ofhow much we spend on administration, or non-road related activities.

While the number of students enrolling in engineer-ing programs across the country is up, the ArkansasState Highway and Transportation Department is fac-ing possible shortages over the next few years.

Couple the retirement of baby boomers with theattraction of majority of recent college graduates tomore glamorous areas of civil engineering, and poten-tially there may be too few engineers to fill the numberof slots expected to open up.

According to Bill Gates, who testified before theHouse Committee on Science and Technology, there isa decline in student interest in the sciences. However,Kevin Hall, head of the Civil Engineering Departmentat the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and arespected researcher in the field of asphalt and concrete,counters Gates’ position, and says the problem is morecomplicated than that.

The percentage of students enrolling at UA’s civilengineering program is up, as is the number across thecountry. According to the National ScienceFoundation, the number of engineering bachelordegrees awarded grew by 10 percent annually from2000 to 2005.

At UA, that number is at least five percentage pointshigher.

Hall says, “We’ve grown and are graduating between50 and 60 students in civil engineering each year, butit’s the career choices they make after graduation that’shurting the road construction industry. Instead of con-sidering it, many of our graduates are attracted to the

environmental and green areas of civil engineering.”Further whittling down the numbers, he says many

undergraduates are realizing the advantages of goingonto graduate school, further delaying entry into theworkforce.

At the AHTD, dozens of engineers are nearing retire-ment.

Currently the state’s largest employer of civil engi-neers has nearly 290 on staff, but an estimated 15 per-cent, or about 40 engineers, have logged more 30 yearson the job.

“That means they could retire right now with fullbenefits,” says AHTD Director Scott Bennett. Whethertalking about design or the construction side of thebusiness, he says, “Engineers are the life blood of ourorganization,”

ATHD is also competing with the private sector,especially when it comes to the size of the paycheck;however, Bennett says AHTD offers decent pay andgreat benefits, as well as upward career mobility andlong-term employment stability. That means his depart-ment isn’t as likely to suffer cutbacks during rough economic times.

Hall says this is happening when the “infrastructureis old and needs rehabilitation, and as what we expectfrom our infrastructure increases, we’ll need 21st century innovators and creative thinkers.”

According to the U.S. Department of Labor the needfor civil engineers will grow by 24 percent over the next

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decade—faster than most other occupations.“Spurred by general population growth and the relat-

ed need to improve the nation’s infrastructure, morecivil engineers will be needed to design and constructor expand transportation…They also will be needed torepair or replace existing roads, bridges, and other pub-lic structures.”

Closer to home, Arkansas recently passed theGARVEE bonds, which gives AHTD as much as anaddition $8 million for 80 interstate road constructionprojects. Voters may also approve a 1/2-cent sales tax,expected to raise as much as $1.8 billion, that would beused to improve and increase the state’s four-lane high-way system.

The additional work will keep AHTD personnelbusy, Bennett says the work will get done, whetherusing with our engineers or AHTD-approved consult-ants.

Hall says it’s a great time to consider a career inroad construction and that Arkansas doesn’t expectits future civil engineers to get there alone.

“There are opportunities out there, includingscholarships and internships,” he says.

In addition to a number of Arkansas publicscholarships, the AHTD offers undergraduate andpost-graduate scholarships and a summer work pro-gram.

In fact, both Hall and Bennett took advantage ofATHD’s summer work program.

“It was a great experience,” Hall says.Bennett, who worked for the department for

four summers, says AHTD hires about 75 internseach summer.

Hall suggests any high school students who areinterested in a career in engineering to talk withtheir school’s counselor long before their senioryear, as well as personnel at the university or collegeof their choice.

Turning Shortage Into Opportunitycontinued)


With all the grace and skill of anolder counterpart, 12-year-oldAlexis Bush sets a plate of tuna andfresh fruit in front of a Saturdaynoon diner. After a word or two,Alexis quickly returns to thekitchen.

There have been a few changes atThe Country Gossip on MainStreet in downtown Stuttgart inrecent months that are starting toreflect on the eatery’s bottom-line.

The Country Gossip isn’t theonly business to get a redo; so far,about 16 storefronts are sportingattractive new colors. In fact, onemight say, the entire downtown isnow undergoing a transformation,causing quite a buzz around town.

Pam Holt, owner of the DollarZone, as well as the Party Zone,both on Main Street, says,“Everybody’s talking about MainStreet. It’s very inviting.”

“It’s a wonder what a little bit ofpaint will do, and it looks great,”says Lane Oliver just after Alexisdelivered his lunch.

Nearby Archie Pring, also ofStuttgart, agreed with Oliver. “Itmakes the whole downtown look alot better. I’m really proud when Isee them working on Saturdaymorning.

The bright color of success —When they paint the town in Stuttgart, they do it up right

The “them” Pring is referring tois the nonprofit Let’s PaintStuttgart, a group of about 100-plus individuals who volunteertheir Saturday mornings to thedowntown rehab.

Holt, like so many others,believe the new paint job is majorplus for the downtown area.

So it was no surprise that about25 members had gathered early thatSaturday morning to work onMcCollum Hardware & Plumbingand United Medical, both locatedon Main Street near Fourth Street,and by noon the group was close towrapping it for the day.

Working together for changeIt’s not that members were look-

ing for a reason to get out of thehouse; instead they were joiningtogether to literally change the faceof their downtown.

The rehab started with EdwardJones Financial Advisor and Let’sPaint Stuttgart CommitteeChairman Allen Homra after a tripto his hometown of Fulton,Kentucky, for Thanksgiving.

“I was impressed by what I saw,”


By Deborah Horn

W ith the dedication of a $4.6 million bypass connecting Highway 165 and Highway 63 and a $15 millionU.S. Highway 79 overpass, and the celebrated opening of the Grand Prairie Center, a few hardworking

citizens of Stuttgart decided it was time to make some Main Street improvements.Because of all that work going on in and around the city, we were inspired to fix up our downtown — with itsgreat old buildings and impressive architectural detail, says city Alderman Jim Craig.Already the highway work and the Main Street renovations are making a big economic splash, and Craig happilyreports, already a handful of new businesses have opened and old ones are reporting an uptick in sales.



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Homra says about the freshly paint-ed downtown he saw while there.The work was done by a group call-ing themselves, Paint the Town:Fulton.

He wanted to repeat their successin Stuttgart.

“I knew it was possible,” he says.So after returning home, he called afew downtown business acquain-tances, who would become the coregroup—Homra, Bruce Martin,Henry Newby and PattiWilkerson—of Let’s Paint Stuttgart.

It wasn’t long before they startedrecruiting other members.

Stuttgart City Alderman JimCraig was one of the first to sign upbecause he had recently seen thecity through an outsider’s eyes.

“I had recently ridden along as apotential business owner looked atStuttgart, and after only a couple

blocks on Main Street, he pointedout at least 20 EDI (EconomicDeath Indictors). He said, ’Take meback to the airport, your town isdying,’” Craig remembers him say-ing.

It was a sobering moment for thecity alderman.

Homra wasn’t surprised thatbusiness owners were willing tolend a hand, but he was delightedwith the larger-than-expected num-ber who signed up for the cause.

“One person can make a changebut it takes a lot of people tochange a town,” Homra says.

In addition to the number ofpeople (generally around 25) whoshow up each Saturday for fivehours or so, a few civic organiza-tions, like the Stuttgart RotaryClub, have money to purchasepainting supplies.

In order to raise money, they’reselling T-shirts, with their Let’s

Paint Stuttgart logo on the frontand their motto, “Our Town. OurPride. Our Responsibility” on theback.

Alderman Jim Craig and interiordesigner Donna Danforth.




In total, they’ve raised about$15,000.

After spending his weekdaysworking construction, Ryan Spruillof Ryan Spruill Roofing &Remodeling says he doesn’t mindlending his skills to the mix, “Thecommunity has given me so muchthat I want to help it.”

All that Saturday’s volunteersechoed similar sentiments.

Let us paint you wonderfulWhen approached by the non-

profit Let’s Paint Stuttgart, TheCountry Gossip cook Denise Bushsays, “We were really excited.”

Bush, whose mother PaulineHutcheson and sister Dianne Westown the Stuttgart diner, says theyhad long wanted to do an exteriorrepaint but it wasn’t in their budget.

Let’s Paint Stuttgart made it possible.

The program provides free laborthat includes design services, powerwashing, scraping and painting, ifthe downtown business owner picksup the tab for the paint. Furtherhelping reduce costs, if the ownerbuys the paint from any of threeStuttgart stores, includingStedman’s Inc. & Ace Hardware,Lumber 1 Home Center and

Sherwin-Williams, all in Stuttgart,they receive a 25 percent discount,says Craig.

Designer Donna Danforth ofDonna’s Interior Motives is helpingbusinesses with their color schemes.Each is designed to complementother businesses on Main Street, aswell as bring out the unique archi-tectural features of the old build-ings—a town whose fine oldGerman craftsmanship is amongthe best in the state.

“It’s been all positive,” Danforthsays about the feedback from busi-ness owners and shoppers.

To date, Craig says they’ve paint-ed 14 downtown buildings, andplan to complete another 11 beforethis fall’s Wings Over the Prairiefestival.

More than just putting a pretty

Let’s Paint Stuttgart founder Allen Homra



face on the city, Newby, owner ofHLN Services, a school boardmember and past president of thecity’s Chamber of Commerce, sayshe hopes their work is “bringing alevel of pride back to Stuttgart. I’veseen first-hand what can happen ifyou don’t keep pride in your com-munity.”

As a cautionary tale, he mentionshis hometown, Holly Grove, asmall farming community in whichthe economic engine has ground toa halt.

“I grew up there but the townhas diminished over the years andnow you can’t even buy a loaf ofbread in Holly Grove,” he says. Sopainting downtown is a step inkeeping Stuttgart alive and attrac-tive to potential businesses.

“I think people here care and wewill see positive economic develop-ment in the future,” he says.

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Since the recent paint job and anew roof, more customers are find-ing their way to The CountryGossip, Bush says. And it isn’t justthe locals.

She says the paint redo is “mak-ing a difference” that is translatinginto more out-of-town customers.

Besides, “It’s pretty,” youngAlexis says about the paint job asshe waits as her mother garnishes asandwich.

The facelift has generated “a mil-lion compliments,” says restaurantassistant Tammy Goslin as she pullsup “before and after” Facebook pic-tures of the diner on her phone.Inspired by the changes a simplecoat of paint made, Bush says theyplan to renovate the diner’s interiorsoon.

Craig says they hope their workwill inspire other businesses andspark a rebirth in downtown.

And Let’s Paint Stuttgart’s hardwork is starting to pay off. Alreadythere’s a new downtown restaurant,and a furniture store and a lawnfurniture and garden store recentlyopened.

Craig says, “The opening of theGrand Prairie Center and the

bypass and over-pass gave us theincentive to fix upour downtown.”

“We’re putting anew face on thisarea of the city andnow other busi-nesses are painting,too,” says PattiWilkerson, Let’sPaint Stuttgartcommittee member and whosefamily business, Wilkerson Jewelry,is located on Main Street.

“It’s feels good,” she says.Craig adds, “Now, when you

come over the railroad tracks (onthe north end of Main Street), yousee a bright, inviting downtown. It’sgreat.”

The goal is to get visitors to staya little while, perhaps do someshopping and dining, he says.

So far, Homra says the volun-teers have put in a couple thousandhard, hot hours. However, he says,“I leave every Saturday feeling likewe’ve accomplished somethingimportant. When I look around atwhat we’ve done, I say, ‘Wow.’”

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County Judges Association Meeting February 15-17, 2012

Overview group shot of breakfast at Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock

Governor Mike Beebe stops on his way to addressthe County Judges Association to talk with reporters.

Arkansas County Judge Glenn “Sonny” Cox

Wes Fowler, AAC governmental affairs director, andFaulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin, president of the

Arkanas County Judges Association.

Attendees listen intently.

Photos courtesy of Scott Perkins, Communications Director, Association of Arkansas Counties

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Highway Amendment Sends $669 Million To Cities, Counties

If passed by voters at the November 2012 GeneralElection, proposed Issue #1 as an amendment to theArkansas Constitution would provide a windfall to cityand county road and street programs. The amendmentwould levy a temporary ½¢ sales tax that would gener-ate estimated gross receipts of $2.3 billion over the 10-year life of the program. Once 3% is taken out for gen-eral services, the formula would provide cities andcounties with and equal share of 30% of the $2.2 bil-lion revenue, with cities receiving $334.6 million andcounties receiving $334.6 million. The program,referred to voters by the 2011 session of the GeneralAssembly as part of Speaker of the House Robert S.Moore, Jr.’s statewide highway program, would last 10years when the temporary sales tax would expire. Thetemporary tax would not apply to food or medicine.

The modern-day percentage of highway revenue dis-tribution dedicated to Arkansas cities and countiesdates back to 1965. During a special legislative sessionof that year, the Arkansas General Assembly passed theHighway Revenue Distribution Act, which began allo-cating 30% of state highway revenues to be split equal-ly by Arkansas cities and counties statewide. The rev-enue distribution formula of 70% to the state, 15% tocities, and 15% to counties, continues to be the tradi-tional method by which cities and counties receive stateturn back funds to be used as they see fit for road andstreet construction and repair.

In addition to state turn back enjoyed equallyby cities and counties, Issue #1 would also create aState Aid Street Fund. One penny (approximately $20million per year) of the existing motor fuels tax wouldbe dedicated to the new fund to be used exclusively forcity streets. This provision is permanent and will notexpire when the temporary ½¢ sales tax expires. TheState Aid Street Fund is modeled after the county fund,which has been in effect for a number of years.

The state’s 70% portion of the revenue generated bythe temporary tax will be used to secure four-lane high-way construction improvement bonds designed to con-tinue the build-out of four-lane highways, which willultimately connect all regions of the state. Dubbed theFour-Lane Grid System by the Arkansas Highway andTransportation Department, the bond issue financed bythe temporary tax would fund a construction programto build new state highway capacity, including increas-ing lanes to reduce congestion on existing high-trafficcorridors. The objective of the Four-Lane Grid Systemis to facilitate the safe movement of people and goods,improve economic development, and spur job creationin all areas of the state.

“Arkansas voters across the state have a great oppor-tunity to improve their county roads and city streets,while providing the Highway Department withresources to continue the effort of connecting all



regions of the state with four-lane highways,” saidMadison Murphy of El Dorado, chairman of theArkansas Highway and Transportation Commission,and co-chairman of Move Arkansas Forward.“Arkansans in all 75 counties overwhelmingly support-ed the Interstate highway program last year. This is thenext step in improving state highways, county roadsand city streets, while creating over 40,000 jobs in theprocess.”

Job creation will be a major benefit of the construc-tion projects to be financed by the temporary tax. Infact, the Federal Highway Administration calculatesthat for every $1 billion in highway capital investment,27,800 jobs are created. With the state’s portion of con-struction dollars, 41,700 jobs will be created, supportedand maintained. Upwards of 18,000 additional jobswill be supported at the city and county level throughconstruction and maintenance projects funded withover $669 million shared equally between everyArkansas city and all 75 counties.

“This approach to local road and street projects, aswell as state highway needs is the fairest way to fund aprogram that will touch every part of the state,” saidMark Lamberth of Batesville, co-chairman of MoveArkansas Forward.

“Everyone will benefit from the spending, and every-one will participate in the funding. Plus, the temporarytax will pay for local projects as determined by localgovernments, and specific statewide projects for all tosee. Remember, by law the tax will be abolished in 10years.”

Issue #1 will appear on the November 6, 2012,General Election ballot. The title of the proposed issueis, “A Temporary One-Half Percent (0.5%) Sales andUse Tax for State Highways and Bridges, CountyRoads, Bridges and Other Surface Transportation, andCity Streets, Bridges and Other Surface Transportation,with the State’s Portion to Secure State of ArkansasGeneral Obligation Four-Lane Highway Constructionand Improvement Bonds and Permanently DedicatingOne Cent (1¢) Per Gallon of the Proceeds DerivedFrom the Existing Motor Fuel and Distillate Fuel Taxesto the State Aid Street Fund.” City and county govern-ments will spend local road, street and bridge funds asthey see fit. State funds will be directed by the ArkansasHighway and Transportation Commission based onspecific four-lane system plans.

For more information, you may contact: MoveArkansas Forward – Craig Douglass, 501-580-1608 [email protected]. (Press Release 1-12-2012

Highway Amendments (continued)FACT SHEET

Proposed Constitutional Amendment #1 Temporary 1⁄2¢ Sales Tax and

State Aid Street Fund1. The proposed amendment will appear on the

November 6, 2012, General Election Ballot aProposed Constitutional Amendment #1.

2. The amendment provides for a temporary 1⁄2¢state sales tax to be used for construction andimprovement of a four-lane highway system con-necting all parts of the state. Plus, it providesturnback revenue for every city and county to beused for local road and street projects.

3. The temporary 1⁄2¢ sales tax will not be chargedon groceries or medicine.

4. With voter approval, the Arkansas Highway andTransportation Commission will be authorized toissue Four-Lane Highway Construction andImprovement General Obligation Bonds in anamount up to $1.3 billion. In addition, approxi-mately $670 million will be shared equallybetween all Arkansas cities and counties for localprojects.

5. Temporary taxes under this amendment will onlybe collected over a 10-year period. The tax will beabolished once the bonds are paid off.

6. Construction and maintenance work on statehighways, county roads and city streets will support over 40,000 jobs, while making Arkansasroads safer for all, including school busses, emergency vehicles and drivers sharing the highways with large trucks.

8. Highway construction and maintenance willimprove the economy and create statewide economic development, making it more desirablefor companies to do business and create jobs inArkansas.

9. The temporary sales tax will cost the averageArkansas household $60 per year, but will not becharged on groceries or medicine.

10. The amendment also creates a permanent $20million State Aid Street Fund to be finance by theexisting motor fuel tax. There will be no increasein gas taxes.

(a list of county-by-county and city-by-cityestimated revenues based on an equal split of30% state turn back can be viewed by going tohttp://movearkansasforward.com )


After quickly wrapping up a bitof housekeeping and the naming oftwo new Executive CouncilMembers, the Arkansas Good RoadsTransportation Council heard apresentation from Thoma Thoma’sMark Rushing at their Wednesday,March 7, Board Meeting.

The specially called meeting washeld at the Wyndham Riverfront at#2 Riverfront Place in North LittleRock, and Board Members unani-mously approved the retroactive appointment of TeresaWalsh and Ed Way to the AGRTC Executive Council.

Walsh is Georgia-Pacific Public Affairs Manager, andWay is Liberty Bank of Arkansas Executive VicePresident of Operations.

During a 30-minute presentation, Rushing, ThomaThomas Director of Public Relations, talked about thework his firm has been doing on behalf of AGRTC.

He covered “the what and how” his group wouldwork with AGRTC in an attempt to update their imageand refashion their message so it’s more relevant.

“Arkansas Goods Roads needs to be the source peo-ple go to for educational information and resources,”he told the group of about 25.

Thoma Thoma spearheaded the Arkansas Highwayand Transportation Department’s (AHTD) 2000 and2004 Pave the Way campaigns.

“We want you to have a message so you’re readywhen an issue like the GARVEE bonds or the 1/2-centsales tax comes up,” he said.

He says Thoma Thoma feels that a campaign sloganlike “Better Roads Better Future” would raise awarenessof the work of the nonprofit organization, and the sameslogan could be the new name of the ARGTC’s quar-terly magazine.

Rushing even suggested that the Council considerchanging the name of the organization, Arkansas Good

Roads Transportation Council, to onethat would reflect the philosophybehind Better Roads Better Future

at some point in the future.Walnut Ridge Mayor and Board

Member Don R. House suggestedArkansas Better Roads Transportation

Council as a possibility.Rush also said, “We will be closing down

the old (AGRTC) Website,” but not beforethe new one (arkansasgoodroads.com/) is up

and running.The new Website also includes information about

the AGRTC, a link to the quarterly magazine, news,upcoming events and downloaded educational informa-tion.

Rushing also said it’s possible to use the Website toincrease AGRTC membership, and it includes a downloadable membership application that can bemailed into the AGRTC office or an option that allowsa person to fill the form out online.

Walsh suggested adding a “PayPal” link so potentialmembers could pay joining fees at the time of joining.

Making the entire process easier and faster, she said. Former Arkansas State Highway and Transportation

Department Director and Board Member Dan Flowerssuggested the inclusion of local city and county roadphotos on the new Website so that Arkansans realizethat AGRTC isn’t only interested in state highway systems but is working to improve the state’s countyand city roads too.

Board Member and White County Judge MichaelLincoln suggested there be a link to the Move ArkansasForward, a campaign designed to educate Arkansansabout the coming up November vote.

Rushing closed the meeting by asking BoardMembers to consider Thoma Thoma suggestedchanges.

AGRTC Board Members Talk Change

REBRANDING GOOD ROADS

By Deborah Horn

AGRTC Special-CalledBoard Meeting

March 7, 2012Wyndham RiverfrontNorth Little Rock, AR



LITTLE ROCK (1-9) – TheArkansas State Highway andTransportation Department(AHTD) has announced the“Know the RED•Zones” campaignto highlight areas with significantlyreduced capacity during highwayconstruction projects in the state,according to AHTD Director ScottBennett.

“Our goal with this campaign issimple. We want travelers to beaware of these RED•Zones and toconsider alternate routes, whenavailable, before they get into theconstruction area,” said Bennett.“And if they choose to drivethrough the project, then we wantthem to have the latest informationavailable for the safest possible trav-el.”

The initial RED•Zones project isthe I-40 project located in PrairieCounty (between Little Rock andMemphis). The $56 million job

AHTD Announces RED•Zones CampaignAlternate Routes Suggested

includes the rehabilitation of exist-ing I-40 lanes in a 10-mile sectionlocated on the east and west sides ofthe White River bridge.

During peak driving times, over40,000 vehicles travel this area eachday, according to highway officials.Once lane closures begin in earlyJanuary, delays through the con-struction zone are expected. Becauseof the type of work performed, thecontractor will have to reduce thefour lanes to two by placing botheast and westbound vehicles on oneside of the Interstate. Once one sideis completed the same scenario willmove to the other side. Estimatedcompletion for construction is late2013.

“The I-40 work zone has multi-ple safety precautions built into thecontract,” noted Bennett. “Therewill be a Traffic Control Supervisorand a Motorist Assistance Program(MAP) vehicle on site 24/7.”

The Traffic Control Supervisorwill be responsible for all aspects oftraffic control and will have theability to provide real time informa-tion of any incidents by way ofmessage boards and highway advi-sory radio channels. The work zonewill also feature portable lighting incrossover traffic areas and addition-al signage to remind travelers todrive safely.

Travel tips and project informa-tion can be found under theRED•Zones icon at the AHTDweb page located atwww.ArkansasHighways.com.Truckers will also be able to accessrestricted road and bridge informa-tion on alternate routes at this site.

“The idea behind the educationcampaign is that if we can reach atraveler, for example, in Conway ontheir way to Memphis and weinform them about the I-40 workzone, then they might choose totake Highway 64 through Beebeand Bald Knob to West Memphis,”explained Bennett.

“The bottom line is that it is justgoing to take longer to drive I-40between Little Rock and Memphis,and people need to be aware of thatand plan accordingly,” saidBennett. “If we combine enoughpeople opting for alternate routeswith the traffic management plansin place, then we can have a saferwork zone, an easier to drivethrough work zone, and maybe awork zone that even gets completedahead of time.”


RED•Zonescapacity that can lead to travel delays. Find them under the Know the

RED•Zones

are Arkansas highway projects that have significantly reduced

icon at www.ArkansasHighways.com.

Motorists are encouraged to Know the Zonesaccordingly. Drivers can help reduce congestion through these areas by considering

alternate routes or

RED• and plan trips

changing their time of travel.

Truckers can find information for weight restricted bridges and highways on alternate routes under the RED•Zones icon.

Whether you drive through the RED•Zonesfollow the tips below.

or opt to use an alternate route,

For more information call the Public Affairs Office at 501-569-2227.

RED•Zone Travel Tips

Know Before You Go – Know where construction sites are located and plan accordingly. Go to www.ArkansasHighways.com to find Zones, suggested alternate routes and other project

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Look and Listen While on the RoadHighway Advisory Radio(HAR) channels where available for the latest traveler information.

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AAPA Conference Attendees Talk Excellence and CommitmentBy Deborah Horn

If there is a single word to sumup the Arkansas Asphalt PavementAssociation 2012 conference, it’s“quality.”

As Arkansas State Highway andTransportation DepartmentEngineer/Operations AssistantChief Emanuel Banks wrapped upthe eighth Quality Asphalt PavingConference, held at the HolidayInn Airport Conference Center at3201 Bankhead Dr., he asked, “Ifwe can’t deliver a quality product(with the GARVEE bond money),then why would the public trust uswith another 1/2 cent?”

Banks was referring to Arkansasvoters’ recent approval of theissuance of GARVEE bonds to beused to rehab and upgrade about400 miles of Arkansas interstateroads, and the much-hoped-for passage of an additional 1/2-centsales tax this November that wouldbe dedicated to Arkansas’ four-laneroad system.

While 70 percent of the tax revenue will be dedicated to thestate, the balance (about $680 million) will be divided — half toArkansas’ incorporated cities, halfto the 75 counties.

In addition, the state will create apermanent city road program,much like the existing State AidCounty Road Program, that willresult in another $20 million forcity street improvements each year.The money for this program willcome from the diversion of onecent from the state’s already existingmotor fuel tax.

Banks wasn’t the only speaker tomention “quality” during the two-

day conference, and shortly after itsJan. 5, Thursday morning start, thenewly appointed AHTD DirectorScott Bennett addressed the record-breaking 250-plus attendees.

After updating the packed con-ference room on the department’sactivities since the bond passage,such as financial planning and finding qualified design consult-ants, Bennett said AHTD expectsto start working on the state’s interstates by the year’s end.

He believes the combined revenues will make a difference inArkansas, and said, “By 2020, wewill have the best interstate systemin the U.S.”

During Thursday’s luncheon,guest speaker 3rd District Rep.Steve Womack (Republican),pledged his support to the audience.

“We want and need a FederalHighway Bill that offers a longerterm solution. No one can plan ona two-year plan, a longer-term billis the solution…I will continue topromote public monies into infra-structure,” he said.

Quality roads will take fore-thought and use of the best prac-tices by all involved, said AHTDCivil Engineer and conferencespeaker Michael Benson.

He said AHTD is pushing WarmMix technology, and sees a growinguse of recycled materials in thefuture.

Kevin Hall, the conference’smoderator and University ofArkansas at Fayetteville CivilEngineering Department Chair,said, “One thing we can all agreeupon: We need to continue tostrive for a quality product.”

To facilitate this goal, the UA’sDepartment of Civil EngineeringAssistant Professor Andrew Brahamis now offering “live” online educa-tional presentations he calls,“Pavinars: Webinars for thePavement Community.”

The one-hour Pavinars are freeand cover a variety of relevant, participation-driven topics, andblend lecture and PowerPoint presentations for the first 40 min-utes. Participants have access to achat box that allows them ask ques-tions during the live lecture or dur-ing a20-minute live discussion that fol-lows.

For more information, go to:www.pavinars.uark.edu.

Also of great interest to the pub-lic, AHTD will soon publish itsconstruction projects through



2016, Bennett said.In addition to an emphasis on

quality, conference speakers predict-ed an expected industry evolution.

“Warm mix isn’t going away,”said Benson.

Instead of resisting the growingtrend toward lower asphalt temper-atures when paving, MaxamEquipment Inc. Technology and

AAPA Conference (continued) Market Development VicePresident Roger Sandburg said, “Iencourage you to learn more aboutthe process and get involved in thefuture of our industry.”

He goes on to cite a few WarmMix advantages, including possibleimproved joint density, lower initialoxidation rates and less rutting.

There was also discussion aboutthe growing us of Recycled AsphaltPavement (RAP) and Recycled

Asphalt Shingles (RAS) in roadconstruction.

Steve Garrett, MTA President,also touted the benefits of goinggreen.

RAS is a “good source of asphaltand a cost saving,” he said.

He also said reusing shinglesreduces the waste in the state’slandfills and helps when a companyis competing in the bid process.

“Architects get (LEED) pointsfor it and they love it,” he said.LEED stands for Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design.

While early testing looks goodand a number of states haveapproved manufacturer asphaltshingle waste as well as used shingles (called tear offs), Hall said,“One thing we can all agree upon:We need to continue to strive for aquality product.”

After adding up potential savingsthrough the use of green practices,Prairie Contractors Inc. PresidentJay Winford said, “We are trying toproduce a quality mix as inexpen-sively as we can.”

After going to potential savingsof using recycled materials, such asa RAP savings of more than 12 per-cent per ton and RAP savings at 11percent, he said, “This is a wonder-ful industry, it’s dynamic andchanging but that’s what makes itexciting.”

In a renewed commitment tobetterment of Arkansas’ roads,Arkansas State HighwayCommission Member MadisonMurphy, AHTD Director Bennett,AAPA Chairman Park Estes, andAAPA Executive Director GuyWashburn signed a PartneringAgreement, a resolution of mutualsupport.Th

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Update on Progress for Interstate 69 CorridorTransportation and other infrastruc-

ture improvements are vital for theDelta’s progress, and in 2011 we madeprogress on the Interstate 69Corridor–and we must build on that in2012.

Late in 2011 a coalition of publicofficials and business leaders brokeground on the Arkansas portion of I-69,which when completed will improve thetransportation system in Louisiana,

Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee andKentucky.

The Delta Caucus takes a compre-hensive approach to economic develop-ment and job creation, including healthcare, education, broadband expansion,sustainable small business growth andentrepreneurialism, USDA initiatives,renewable energy and “green jobs,” Deltaheritage and natural resources tourism,infrastructure improvements, and many

other initiatives. Transportation is animportant component in this compre-hensive strategy.

I-69 is one component of the DeltaDevelopment Highway System plan andwill create jobs, reduce travel time andfuel consumption, and improve thetransportation system from Mexico toCanada when completed. I-69 is one ofonly six US Dept. of Transportation“Corridors of the Future” in the entirecountry that have priority status.

The ground-breaking began inNovember, 2011 on construction of 8.5miles of grading and structures for theMonticello Bypass from Highway 425 toHighway 278 East. This contract was letin September, 2011 for $13.2 million.

The I-69 portion through Arkansasand Mississippi will ultimately connectMemphis, Tennessee to Shreveport,Louisiana, extending east of theMississippi River, crossing the river inDesha County and then traversingDrew, Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita,Union and Columbia counties and thencrossing into Louisiana.

When completed, I-69 will be amajor transportation corridor linkingmanufacturing and agricultural centersthroughout the country and serving asthe major national artery between ourincreasingly important North-Southtrading partners in Mexico and Canada.The total length is approximately 2,730miles with an estimated cost of $28 to$30 billion.

I-69 is projected to be America’s topfreight and passenger corridor, creatingjobs, reducing travel time and fuel con-sumption costs, and serving over 23 million people. The Federal HighwayAdministration estimates that for every$1 billion invested in federal highwayprojects, approximately 35,000 jobs arecreated.

Putting people back to work onimprovements in roads, bridges andother infrastructure is one of the keys toeconomic recovery, and greater progresson I-69 will be one dynamic part of therecovery in our region.

The progress on I-69 until now hasbeen far too slow, but that is all the


Interstate 69 (continued)

more reason for the regional coalition topersevere and keep working for com -pletion.

We sometimes hear people say that atthis rate it will be the next generationwho see its completion; and the answersto that attitude are that construction ofeach section of I-69 is beneficial in creat-ing jobs now and improving the infra-structure over the long term; further-more, while we know this is a long-termprocess, we ought to be glad to makeprogress on a project that will give abrighter economic future to future generations.

Many supporters of I-69 take therealistic but determined view that wemust keep completing parts of the I-69Corridor, section by section, as we didwith the stretch between McGehee andMonticello where we broke ground inNovember.

We should point out that to make theproject more manageable, the states andthe Federal Highway Administrationhave divided I-69 into 32 “Sections ofIndependent Utility” that will functionindependently even if the rest are notcompleted. So, it’s not an “all or noth-ing” project and the completion of eachsection is a success in its own right.

We have a lengthy list of leaders tothank for this progress, and apologize ifwe leave anyone out, but we should startwith Congressman Mike Ross ofArkansas, who helped secure approxi-mately $72 million in earmarks for I-69,as well as playing a key role in the desig-nation of it as one of only six national“Corridors of the Future.” At theground-breaking event in Drew County,Rep. Ross said: “They announced I-69five years before I was born. To breakground on this project now, with funds Ihelped secure, is one of the highlights ofmy time representing Arkansas inCongress.”

Joining Rep. Ross at the ground-breaking were Scott Bennett, director ofthe Arkansas State Highway andTransportation Department (AHTD),Madison Murphy, chair of the ArkansasState Highway Commission, JohnBurkalter of the Arkansas State HighwayCommission, Mayor Alan Maxwell ofMonticello, Arkansas, and other publicofficials and private sector leaders.

Congressman Ross is co-chairman of

the I-69 Caucus in the US House ofRepresentatives. We want to thank Sen.Mark Pryor of Arkansas and the rest ofthe Arkansas delegation for their supportfor I-69, as well as the Congressionaldelegations of Louisiana, Mississippi,Tennessee and Kentucky for their sup-port for the corridor. We have moreclout in Congress because we have fivestate delegations working for completionof I-69 and not just one.

Former AHTD Director DanFlowers, who recently retired, deservesgreat recognition for his many years ofsupporting progress on I-69 as well asmany other transportation improve-ments in our region.

Johnnie Bolin, for many years direc-tor of the Arkansas Good RoadsTransportation Council and now a candidate for the Arkansas Legislature,was one of the southern Arkansas grass-roots leaders who worked diligently formany years for I-69. Bolin said “We inArkansas greatly appreciate CongressmanMike Ross for wisely securing fundingfor I-69, which will have such a majorimpact on the transportation system andeconomy in Arkansas and the entireDelta region.”

Regarding the progress in southernArkansas, there are many grassroots leaders who contributed to the progressthrough their hard work for so manyyears, including Charlotte Schexsnayder,Desha County Judge Mark McElroy,Michael Jones, Ken Shea, Kenny Gober,Melissa Gober, Ann Cash, and theCornerstone Coalition of Ashley,Bradley, Drew, Desha and Chicot counties.

The Delta Regional Authority includ-ed the I-69 Corridor as part of theircomprehensive Delta DevelopmentHighway System plan, which was devel-oped in collaboration with all eightDRA states’ governors and transporta-tion departments, US DOT, inter -nationally recognized experts on transportation, grassroots leaders, andother federal, state and local officials.

It is tremendously useful to have theDRA Delta Development HighwaySystem plan in hand when we advocatefor transportation improvements likeI-69, because it is much better to have awell-researched, well thought-out planthan to just go to Congress and thenational executive branch and ask formore money. Delta Caucus members

met with Federal HighwayAdministrator Victor Mendez inNovember, and he was knowledgeableabout and receptive toward our advocacyfor the Delta Development HighwaySystem plan in general and I-69 in particular.

We should recognize DRA FederalCo-Chairman Chris Masingill, AlternateFederal Co-Chairman Mike Marshall,chief of staff Bill Triplett, as well as theformer Co-chairman Pete Johnson andformer Alternate Co-Chairman RexNelson for their longstanding supportfor I-69.

The I-69 Coalition has done somevery effective work in advocating forI-69, and we urge all coalition membersto rejuvenate and continue their efforts,building on the ground-breaking inArkansas and the major opportunity wehave with widespread bipartisan supportin Congress to helping create jobs andaid the economy by putting people backto work improving our infrastructure.For the present, such improvements

President Clinton’s US Secretary ofTransportation Rodney Slater, now apartner at Patton Boggs in Washington,is a longstanding supporter of I-69 andwe appreciate his support on this initia-tive. Secretary Slater remains an activeparticipant in the activities of the DeltaGrassroots Caucus and we are glad tohave his support on this and many otherissues.

We should also stress that Arkansas isone of only five Delta states that willbenefit from the completion of I-69, andwe deeply appreciate the collaboration ofour colleagues in Louisiana, Mississippi,Tennessee and Kentucky. We havefocused on the Arkansas portion in thismessage because of the recent ground-breaking.

When completed, 15 of America’s top25 cargo airports will be easily accessibleto I-69, 96 rail terminals will be within150 miles, and the interstate will con-nect 17 of the nation’s top 25 seaports.I-69 is clearly an international andnational transportation artery and notjust a regional network.

Thanks so much for all your advocacyfor I-69. As we complete more of theindependent sections we will benefit inthe short term, and the full completionwill in the long term benefit future generations.

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