LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Little Rock say one man was killed after a car drove off an interstate overpass and landed in Fourche Creek.
Police say the crash killed 37-year-old Marcus Blue of Little Rock. It shut down a portion of Springer Boulevard for a few hours Wednesday night as officers responded to the wreck.
Police say witnesses told officers that the vehicle went airborne over the Interstate 440 guard rail and crashed into the creek. Police found the vehicle submerged in the creek, and a spokesman says Blue was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Arkansas plans to resurface I-40
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has opened a bid of $29.7 million to resurface a section of Interstate 40.
Highway Department spokesman Danny Straessle said that the project will involve resurfacing 14 bridges and pavement. Straessle says the project will take about 10 months to complete.
This is the fifth project to focus on the area in recent years. The projects account for $154 million worth of work.
The project is part of an effort to maintain Arkansas’ interstate system. The state has about 600 miles of interstate.
Seventy-two bids totaling $78.5 million for various projects were opened Wednesday.