ARDOT Continues Flood Repairs

The Arkansas Department of Transportation continues to make temporary and permanent repairs across several counties in District 3, following the July 16th flash flood event. District Engineer Steve Frisbee says many roadways, bridges and culverts were damaged in Howard, Pike, Hempstead and Nevada Counties. According to Frisbee, about 80 percent of the temporary repairs have been completed. He says thanks to the long hours and hard work of the local inspection and maintenance crews, all of the highways were repaired to safely open to traffic within one to four days. Additional staff, equipment, and materials from the other counties in the district was acquired to quickly get roadways open.

However, following this effort, a significant amount of additional work involved large quantities of riprap stone to shore up bridge and culvert ends, along with gravel and other aggregates to fill and reshape many washouts along roadway shoulders, ditches, and driveways. ARDOT has exceeded $750,000 in repair costs so far, and will continue to make repairs through the rest of the year.

Frisbee says this type of damage puts them behind in normal maintenance work, including: mowing, ditching, pavement repairs, surface sealing, and leveling. Recent dry weather has helped in efforts to catch up on normal operations.

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