FAYETTEVILLE — APAC-Arkansas of Fayetteville was recently awarded a $2.3 million contract by the Arkansas State Highway Commission for short-term modifications to interchanges on Interstate 540 in Benton and Washington counties.

Interchanges along I-540 slated for modifications under the project include Arkansas 16/Arkansas 112 (Wedington Drive) in Fayetteville, Porter Road in Fayetteville, Arkansas 112 (Garland Avenue) in Fayetteville, Arkansas 264 (West Monroe Avenue) in Lowell and U.S. 71/Arkansas 72 at Bentonville.

Improvement will include widening entrance and exit ramps and adding auxiliary lanes. Improvement at Porter Road involve installing a traffic signal.

The project is paid for with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Work could begin on the project in two to four weeks, weather permitting. Work should be completed by late 2010.

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