FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                       WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17,  2012

CONTACT:    ERIC PETTY, P.E., PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER

                    CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

                                                                                                (501) 918-3647

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Street  Construction  Notice

Temporary  Lane  Closures

Shackleford  Road

from  Kanis  Road  to  I-430

WHAT:        The City of Little Rock - Public Works Department reports temporary lane closures of:

Shackleford Road from Kanis Road south to I-430

Beginning at 8:30 a. m. today, Wednesday October 17^th, lane closures of Shackleford Road will be required for milling the existing roadway surface in preparation of a new asphalt-driving surface.

Public Works staff reports:  “This work is in conjunction Sales Tax Funded 2012 Street Resurfacing Program.  We will be milling the old street surface in preparation of applying a new driving surface.  This is a much-needed process concerning a very high traffic-count section of roadway; therefore it is our intention to inform the traveling public about the planned lane closures.  Every effort will be made to maintain the flow of traffic around the construction equipment, but due to the amount of traffic, some delays can be expected.”  Once the milling is complete, contractors for the City will resurface Shackleford Road as soon as practical.  The milling work will leave the surface with a roughened appearance.  Please travel slowly across these areas.  Barricades will be very evident and efforts will be made to aid motorists safely around the work sites, although the required repairs are such that travelers through this location will experience some delays and may want to seek alternate routes

WHO:          Residents, Visitors, & Motoring Public in the Schackleford Road area between Kanis Road and I-430.

WHERE:      Shackleford  Road  from  Kanis  Road  south  to  I-430

WHEN:        October 17^th, 18^th, and 19^th