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Dozers, graders and trucks are working daily on the south extension of I-49 across Custer Blvd. at Chaffee Crossing. This is the southern end of the road construction. |
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I-49 overpass across Custer Blvd. March 2011 |
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View from the I-49 overpass across Arkansas Highway 22 in Barling, AR. July 2010 |
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Overpass construction on Taylor Avenue, July 2010. |
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I-49 route through Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. |
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I-49 route from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, LA. |
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Petition to Support Construction and Completion
of Interstate 49 from Canada to the Gulf Coast
(Scroll to the bottom of this page to sign the petition)
March 11, 2011 - Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the I-49 petition launch. To date we have 904 petition signatures and 708 friends on Facebook. Thank you for sharing this information with friends and family members. We must continue the momentum of collecting signatures and support to show federal officials as we pursue funding to build the road.
Check out these new photos of I-49 progress through Chaffee Crossing.
I-49 @ Chaffee Crossing - Progress Photos
August 27, 2010 - Signatures on the petition are ranging from as far away as Sioux City, Iowa; Lees Summit, MO; Metairie, LA and Boyce, LA. Thank you to those of you who have forwarded the petition message on to friends and neighbors. It is important to show elected officials that many people want to see I-49 completed for economic development, tourism, transportation efficiency and safer travel in general. Please continue to encourage others to sign the petition and forward it to their friends. Be sure to follow us on Facebook. Periodic posts show new signatures counts and important updates.
According to a story on TheCityWire.com today, a study will be released Monday (Aug. 30) that is meant to remind federal
officials to not forget about rural America when allocating federal
highway dollars, said Glenn Bolick, a spokesman with the Arkansas
Highway & Transportation Department.
Bolick said the report includes a “brief” mention of Interstate 49.
“Connecting Rural and Urban America” is the title of the third in a
series of reports from the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Officials from AASHTO and the AHTD
will present the report at 1:15 p.m., Aug. 30 in the Arkansas Ballroom
of the Little Rock Peabody Hotel.
The “Transportation Reboot”
series by AASHTO seeks to “identify the need to increase capacity in
our transportation system to unlock gridlock, generate jobs, deliver
freight, and connect rural and urban America.”
John Horsley, AASHTO executive director, AHTD Director Dan Flowers,
Mississippi Department of Transportation Director and AASHTO President
Butch Brown, and The Poultry Federation of Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma
President Marvin Childers will be involved in the report discussion.
You can read the entire article by clicking on the link below title "New report to make case for rural interstate funding." Click on "Transportation Reboot" link above to visit the AASHTO site and review the first two articles of the series.
New Photos as of August 27, 2010
May 27, 2010 - Thanks for all the Facebook posts and support of this initiative. As of today,
there are 834 signatures. Wow! That growth has come through friends
sharing our efforts on the web and Facebook. Thank you very much. Please write to
your local, state and federal legislators (especially those on highway
and transportation committees) and let them know you want I-49
completed in Arkansas!
New Photos as of May 27, 2010
March 19, 2010 - Thank you to everyone who has signed this petition in the past week. We were able to present signatures from 670 supporters to the Arkansas House and Senate Transportation Committees and the Arkansas Highway Commissioners yesterday. The petition will remain open in order to collect more signatures for future meetings with elected and appointed officials. Please continue to share this web site address with your friends, family and co-workers. Your supported is crucial and deeply appreciated by those striving to make Interstate 49 a reality.
March 12, 2010 - The purpose of this petition is to collect signatures from individuals who strongly support the completion of Interstate 49 from the Canadian border to New Orleans, Louisiana. This major section of national infrastructure will pass through Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. It will be a critical element in reducing transportation costs for the movement of raw materials, food and consumer goods across North America from the Gulf Coast into Canada. It will also provide a safe route for private motorists and tourism. The estimated cost to complete the interstate is $4.9 billion. However, Wilbur Smith Associates has estimated the time and travel cost savings, over a 6-year period, by having I-49 completed will also be approximately $4.9 billion.
The goal of this effort is to impress upon elected and appointed officials the importance of the completion of Interstate 49 and the impact it will have on the local, state and national economy. We also want to demonstrate that the entire region is working together to ensure the completion of this project. As strategic opportunities arise, a list of those who have signed this petition will be presented to the appropriate officials for the sole purpose of seeking support and funding for completion of the I-49 Interstate. Your personal information will never be shared with anyone or used for any reason other than support for and communication about the Interstate 49 effort.
What can you do to make Federal Highway Administration officials and Arkansas State Highway Commissioners aware of the importance of completing I-49?
1. Please show your support of this initiative by signing the petition below.
2. Print petition forms and collect as many signatures as possible. This initiative should be
of extreme interest to people working in the transportation, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing,
consumer goods and tourism industries because it directly affects pricing and profitability.
Click here to print a PDF version of the petition form.
3. Fax printed forms with signatures to: 479.452.4566
4. Call, write and email your Congressmen and State Highway Commissioners!
Tell them this issue is VERY important to our local, state and national economy.
5. Forward this web address to as many people as possible as soon as possible
and encourage them to sign the petition!
Thank you for your support!
Together we will find a way to
BUILD THE ROAD!