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Greenwood bypass nearing completion; ARDOT expected to open new section within months
Summary
The mayor said phase one of the Greenwood Bypass is nearly complete, phase two planning and right-of-way work are underway, and ARDOT expects to open the new section in about two months, with final downtown bridge work to follow.
The mayor described the Greenwood Bypass as the most visible result of long-term planning and said phase one is nearly finished while phase two planning continues. He said critical easement and right-of-way coordination are ongoing and that the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) expects to open the new bypass section within about two months.
As part of the final phase, the two Center Street bridges will be replaced and the downtown roadway will be overlaid; the street is intended to be transferred to city control after that work, which the mayor said will take roughly a year to complete. In total, the mayor said the project will include five new bridges across the corridor.
The mayor credited private landowners and local partners, recalled a key property sale that enabled the corridor, and encouraged residents to be prepared for temporary traffic changes when ARDOT shuts sections of the road for bridge removals and traffic redirection.
No ARDOT schedule or contract documents were provided during the address; the mayor attributed the expected opening timeline to ARDOT informally.
