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Another leg of four-lane U.S. 67 opens

State 17 miles closer to 40-year Missouri-line dream

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 4:43 a.m.

Highway officials and Gov. Mike Beebe get ready to help open the new section of U.S. 67 at Newport on Wednesday.

Highway officials and Gov. Mike Beebe get ready to help open the new section of U.S. 67 at Newport on Wednesday.

A 40-year-old dream for motorists in northeast Arkansas moved 17 miles closer to realization Thursday when a new interstate-quality, fourlane stretch of U.S. 67 from Newport north to Arkansas 226 opened to traffic Thursday morning.

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