Bentonville stretch to shut for striping

Construction associated with an Interstate 49 project will require overnight lane closures on East Central Avenue in Bentonville for five days beginning Sunday, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department said.

Crews re-striping Central Avenue, also called Arkansas 72, between McCollum Drive and Northeast McClain Road will require the alternate closing of the eastbound and westbound lanes from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily through Friday, weather permitting.

Traffic will be shifted into the center lane during the operation to allow one lane of traffic to remain open in both directions, the department said. Traffic will be controlled using signs and barrels.

After the striping is complete, a barrier wall will be placed on the eastbound lane to create a protective work zone, and two 11-foot lanes will serve eastbound and westbound traffic during construction, the department said.

The work is part part of a $27.7 million project to widen 3.5 miles of I-49 to six lanes from four between U.S. 62/Arkansas 102 and Arkansas 72.

Metro on 10/15/2016

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