Faulkner County judge's office reports road shop reconstruction underway; bids opened, move-in targeted for 2027

Faulkner County officials told the county Infrastructure and Roads Committee that reconstruction of the county road shop is underway, with earthwork complete on the north end of the site and contractor bids for the building recently opened.

Mr. Anderson, a representative of the judge's office who gave the update, said crews began moving dirt on the north end of the site about a month ago to lower a hill and bring that area to the elevation of the old road shop. He said the north end will be used for parking dump trucks and the building will sit south of that area. "We started dirt work doing some of it ourselves on the backside, the north end of the project, taking the hill down," Anderson said.

Anderson told the committee that bids were opened the previous Wednesday and are being reviewed; he said staff are checking lower bids to ensure they properly accounted for required work. The county's construction manager, Navholtz, gave a staff estimate of 11 to 12 months to complete the building once foundation work…