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Senate committee approves bill to designate State Highway 549/Interstate 49 as scenic highway
Summary
The Senate Transportation committee unanimously advanced a bill to designate State Highway 549 (Interstate 49 in northwest Arkansas) from the intersection of Highways 71 and 71B in Bentonville to the Missouri line as a scenic highway; sponsors said local residents support the designation and that scenic status typically limits billboards and similar uses.
A bill to designate State Highway 549 (also referred to in the hearing as Interstate 49 in northwest Arkansas) as a scenic highway cleared the Senate Transportation committee on a voice vote.
A presenter identifying himself as Senator Lansing described the route as the newly completed or soon-to-be-completed roadway from the intersection of Highways 71 and 71B in Bentonville to the…
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