Committee passes bill to standardize utility relocation on state highway projects
The House Transportation Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 492, a measure sponsors said standardizes timelines, scheduling and penalties for relocating utilities tied to Arkansas Department of Transportation projects.
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Representative Robin Lunstrom, District 18, told the House Transportation Committee that Senate Bill 492 is the product of multi-stakeholder negotiations aimed at smoothing utility relocations on highway construction projects. "This bill had at least 30 people from the highway department, all the utilities," Lunstrom said, adding that the goal was to make the highway-building process "cleaner."
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