FAYETTEVILLE — The first section of Interstate 540 to be widened from four to six lanes will be between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Wedington Drive in Fayetteville. Construction could ...

The interstate was built from Alma to Northwest Arkansas and had been called Interstate 540. "Interstate 49 really shows that this is going to end up being more than just a Northwest Arkansas road.

FORT SMITH -- Lane closings are planned on Interstate 540 in Crawford and Sebastian counties beginning April 9 and continuing around the clock until the work is complete.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An accident on Interstate 540 blocks traffic in Fort Smith on July 8. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the accident occurred on Exit 5 near ...

Three killed in wreck involving log truck, gravel truck on interstate in Arkansas, officials say. December 10, 2018 at 11:16 a.m. | Updated December 10, 2018 at 1:14 p.m.

FORT SMITH -- The Arkansas Department of Transportation is looking for public feedback on the proposed improvements to Zero Street and Interstate 540/Arkansas 255 in Fort Smith.

Construction barrels on Interstate 540 from Van Buren to Fort Smith, could be removed by Wednesday, according to highway officials. The Arkansas Highway Department this week will test the concrete on ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Two wrecks on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith slowed traffic for part of Wednesday morning. A three-vehicle wreck on I-540 southbound on the Arkansas River Bridge happened just ...

An injury crash that shut down all southbound lanes on I-540 in Fort Smith was causing traffic to be diverted. According to a report from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), the ...

Lanes along interstate 540 going south and northbound will be closed from April 22-30 as crews begin a ... Bridge inspections will take place over the Arkansas River in Fort Smith every day ...

The route is now labeled as Interstate 540. Nearly 700 signs labeling the highway will cost the Arkansas Highway and Transpor-tation Department about $66,800.

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department crews will perform a routine inspection on the Interstate 540 bridge over the Arkansas River between Fort Smith and Van Buren.