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Board tables decision on Bridal Creek roundabout funding after neighbors raise landscaping and utility concerns
Summary
The board delayed final action for two weeks on accepting federal funds to purchase right-of-way for two proposed roundabouts on South Bowman/Bridal Creek Road after residents warned the design could damage landscaping, underground pond systems and utilities.
On Aug. 5, 2025 the Little Rock City Board of Directors heard neighborhood objections to a planned roundabout near the Bridal Creek subdivision and voted to table the item for two weeks to allow further outreach and review.
Homeowners raised concerns about potential impacts to landscaping, underground pond equipment and utilities at the subdivision entrance. “We think that by straightening it out, by moving the roundabout a little further away from our neighborhood, that would really help,” said Jake Bleed, speaking for the Bridal Creek Neighborhood Association. Bleed asked the city to consider moving the roundabout east to reduce a blind curve and to avoid cutting into the neighborhood…
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