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Committee passes bill to streamline utility relocation for highway projects statewide
Summary
The House Transportation Committee passed Senate Bill 492, a negotiated bill that creates scheduling, communication and relocation procedures for utilities affected by Arkansas Department of Transportation projects and applies statewide to RDOT projects.
State Representative Robin Lunstrom, District 18, and Senator Bryant, District 32, presented and the House Transportation Committee passed Senate Bill 492 on a voice vote after brief questions from members.
The bill, Lunstrom said, was negotiated with “at least 30 people from the highway department [and] all the utilities” and aims to make “the highway process or building a highway in Arkansas much a cleaner process.” Senator Bryant told the committee the measure began in February 2023 and…
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