Conway Western Arterial Loop - Conway

For quite some time (at least as early as 2004), the city planners (and working with Garver, LLC) have been interested in opening a bypass loop of I-40, connecting from northwest Conway, heading south along the western side of town, and finally swinging east to reconnect with I-40 near Mayflower.

The originators suggest that the loop will provide the following benefits:

• Relief to an existing transportation system that is already suffering a reduction in level of service (LOS) due to traffic overloading

• Reductions in vehicle travel times within the study area

• Reductions in the number of transportation related crashes that occur within the study area

• Relief in the traffic congestion in the Conway CBD

• Improved access to regional medical facilities in Conway

• Improved response times by the city’s emergency service units

http://www.conwayplanning.org/loop/Loop.html

In the media:

http://thecabin.net/stories/080804/loc_0808040011.shtml

http://thecabin.net/stories/081104/loc_0811040003.shtml

http://thecabin.net/news/local/2011-09-15/public-curious-about-conway-loop#.T2EqJ5j7Cp0