Unintended consequence of Bella Vista Bypass opening brings traffic congestion to Gravette intersection

October 16, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.

by Ron Wood

A tractor-trailer passes through the intersection of Arkansas 59 and Arkansas 72 in Gravette Friday Oct. 13, 2023. The city is working with the state highway department on a $3 million project to improve the intersection. The intersection is often clogged by large trucks turning. The increased truck traffic came after the Bella Vista Bypass opened
A tractor-trailer passes through the intersection of Arkansas 59 and Arkansas 72 in Gravette Friday Oct. 13, 2023. The city is working with the state highway department on a $3 million project to improve the intersection. The intersection is often clogged by large trucks turning. The increased truck traffic came after the Bella Vista Bypass opened


GRAVETTE -- Opening the Bella Vista Bypass two years ago relieved traffic congestion on U.S. 71 through that city, but Gravette picked up three interchanges on Interstate 49 overnight.

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