LITTLE ROCK (9-16) – The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has announced the award recipients for its Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) for 2016.

For 2016, a total of 71 TAP projects and 15 RTP projects were awarded. A total of $16,500,000 was awarded for TAP projects and $1,373,000 was awarded to RTP projects.

From the projects selected by the AHTD, the City of Texarkana was awarded $155,000.00 for the below projects with a required match from the City in the amount of $41,011.17. The matching funds are a combination of City funds in the amount of $1,752.45, Partnership for the Pathway funds in the amount of $16,602.00 and City in-kind labor match of $22,656.72.

Partnership for the Pathway created by John and Julie-Ray Harrison has been the City’s strongest supporter and backer for the City’s trail system. We could not bring to fruition many of the trail and sidewalk projects the City has completed if it were not for the dedication of organizations such as Partnership for the Pathway that care about our great city.  The City Manager and staff would like to thank both the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Partnership for the Pathway for caring enough about Texarkana to make a difference.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Assessment of Fair Housing

 City of Texarkana, Arkansas

Persons or organizations interested in submitting a proposal for consideration may obtain a Request for Proposals (RFP) at the following location or by making a request for an RFP in writing, by telephone or online at: http://arkansas.txkusa.org/?page_id=1828

Request for Proposals (RFP) Assessment to Fair Housing

Texarkana, TX — The Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) recently kicked off a project to inventory the condition and location of sidewalks within the MPO Study Area.  To accomplish this, the MPO retained the services of Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS) based out of San Antonio, TX.  DTS is a nationwide firm and provides professional asset management and mobile data collection services to local and state government agencies.

DTS operates a fleet of sophisticated data collection vehicles equipped with an array of precision instrumentation and data collection equipment that helps state and local transportation agencies inventory and manage transportation infrastructure, facilities, and assets.

Specifically, the vans possess digital cameras that will collect imagery on all above ground, transportation-related assets located within the right-of-way (such as sidewalks).  This imagery will be used to create a digital video inventory of sidewalks within the urbanized area of the MPO.

In order to collect all relevant data, the vehicles will be traveling roads within the Texarkana Urban Area and in order to ensure the highest quality of data and imagery, the vehicles will only collect data during daylight hours.

If residents have any questions or need additional information regarding the vehicles, the project, or the process; they are encouraged to contact the Texarkana MPO at 903-798-3927.

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