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Council hears update on Main Street Viaduct funding and plans; engineering work underway
Summary
Council members reviewed a memo on the Main Street Viaduct that traces years of deterioration and recent grant-seeking; staff said engineering and environmental studies are in progress and that the city has coordinated with Union Pacific as it seeks federal and local funds to design repairs or replacement.
The North Little Rock City Council on March 9 received a memorandum briefing members on the Main Street Viaduct’s condition and the city’s recent steps toward design and environmental review.
The memo, read into the record, said the bridge has been rated in poor condition since at least 1999, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation records. It summarized grant-seeking since 2021 and noted the city applied for congressionally directed spending (CDS) funds included in federal legislation signed on Feb. 3, 2026. The memo stated the city submitted a total $2 million appropriation request that includes $400,000 the…
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