Noel E. Oman
General assignment/Transportation reporter
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General assignment/Transportation reporter
Recent Stories
3 bridge designs fail to inspire unity, spur call to move project
posted: 02/08/2012 5:35 a.m.
Comment 1
The state Highway Department unveiled three designs Tuesday for a new Broadway Bridge that were met with a wide array of opinions and even a proposal that the whole project be put aside in favor of a new bridge upriver.
Classes planned to train troopers
posted: 02/07/2012 4:47 a.m. Discuss
The Arkansas State Police will begin a trooper school later this month, anticipating a need to replenish its ranks because of retirements.
Police beat
posted: 02/07/2012 4:26 a.m. Discuss
Police: Man shot over gun dispute A Little Rock man was shot in the shoulder Sunday after a confrontation over a gun, police say.
‘Safe Routes’ fund faces cloudy future
posted: 02/06/2012 4:46 a.m. Discuss
About 20 organizations in Arkansas were the latest recipients of $1.5 million in federal highway money for the “Safe Routes to School” program, which is designed to encourage students to walk or bike to school.
Town a lifeline for 1930s bridge
posted: 02/05/2012 5:49 a.m. Discuss
The double-cantilevered bridge spanning the White River at Newport is too old to handle modern-day traffic, but even though it is scheduled to be replaced, the Jackson County seat wants to give the 82-year-old fixture a new lease on life.
Trucking group to renew push for fuel-tax increase
posted: 01/31/2012 5:10 a.m. Comments 3
The Arkansas Trucking Association will renew a push later this year to increase the tax on diesel fuel, the organization’s president said Monday.
Broadway bridge options going public
posted: 01/30/2012 4:41 a.m. Comment 1
A traditional bridge design, a contemporary one and a mix of the two will be represented in artists’ renderings of how a new Broadway bridge might look when they go on display at a public meeting early next month.
Margaret Porter: ‘Marty’ targeted alcohol, tobacco
posted: 01/28/2012 4:15 a.m. Discuss
Margaret Frances Bundschuh Porter, better known to friends and family as “Marty,” spent much of her life campaigning against the twin vices of alcohol and tobacco back when few people did, particularly women.
State tax would boost street funds
posted: 01/27/2012 5:54 a.m. Comments 7
Pulaski County and its eight cities would reap more than $80 million in road and street improvement money due cities and counties if voters statewide adopt a temporary half-percent sales tax in November.
Walking, biking study finds crash-prone sites
posted: 01/26/2012 5:44 a.m. Discuss
An analysis of pedestrian and bicycle crashes in central Arkansas that found 1,401 pedestrians and 512 bicyclists were involved in crashes with motor vehicles over a 10-year period ending in 2010 has identified more than a dozen intersections or corridors for safety improvements.
