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do the tough heavy lifting to figure out
how to pay for what we all know we
need to do.”
The bipartisan group agreed to
focus on: Expanding opportunities for
rural areas; maintaining the formulas
for existing core programs; continuing
efforts to leverage local resources to
accelerate the construction of transpor-
tation projects and requiring what they
said was better information-sharing
regarding federal grants.
A Senate staffer said the senators
want to build on freight provisions con-
tained in MAP-21, such as a national
freight network.

arkaNsas roaDs To see
$2 bIllIoN IN ImprovemeNTs
On April 16, state transportation
officials kicked off the department’s
Connecting Arkansas Program, a $1.8
billion project that is funded through a
2012 voter-approved, half-cent sales tax
set to expire in 2023.
“It’s a great day for Arkansas, a
great day for northwest Arkansas” Scott
Bennett, director of the state Highway
and Transportation Department, said.
Bennett said the highway program
will create and sustain about 40,000
jobs across Arkansas, as well as connect
different parts of the state with four-
lane highways. Tractor-trailer financing for
Bennett also announced the state
received permission to label portions Arkansas transportation companies
of Interstate 540 and Highway 71 in
western Arkansas as Interstate 49. The Wells Fargo Equipment Finance offers:
Arkansas section of the road will even-
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Bella Vista Bypass from Bentonville
to Hiwasse in northwestern Arkansas.
The bypass is a multi-phased project to Ready to learn more? Call or email today.
construct two lanes of what will be a Dave Modde • 1-800-670-0408, ext. 18 • david.p.modde@wellsfargo.com
19-mile, four-lane interstate.
The other 30 projects in the wellsfargo.com/trucks
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widening and improvement to highways All transactions are subject to credit approval. Some restrictions
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statewide. certain equipment leasing and finance businesses of Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. and its subsidiaries. MC-4044 (4/14)

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