By mid-January, work zone cameras will detect when drivers are using a handheld device in a work zone, such as a cell phone.
The ordinance, passed on June 17, was intended to redirect large truck traffic away from downtown Jonesboro.
Jonesboro Economical Transit (JET) buses will be offering rides on Dec. 20.
Work will begin soon on 45 new bus shelters.
As the holiday season shifts into full gear, state and local law enforcement will be increasing their patrols to keep impaired drivers off the road.
A Craighead County road will close Thursday for road work.
The victim exited his vehicle on the roadway before being struck and killed.
“I can’t say how sorry I am for making such a tragedy even worse”
Arkansas State Police are now officially reporting that 2 people were killed, 5 injured in a three-vehicle accident East of the St. Francis River bridge on Highway 18 near Lake City Friday night.
