The Little Rock City Board meets Tuesday to set an agenda for the following week and among the “consent” items is a new contract for $175,000 with Nelson/Nygaard consultants to “assist with a comprehensive review” of the 30 Crossing project, otherwise known as the bigger concrete ditch the Department of Transportation wants to tear through the heart of Little Rock.
The city is on board with the project because the Chamber of Commerce is on
Is there any chance this consulting would produce some better ideas for this project — boulevards instead of more lanes of
The communication to the board says:
The contract requirements include work sessions with ArDOT on the preparation of an interagency agreement and design approach; review and comments on the ArDOT Design Build Request for Proposal; assistance to the City on how best to support the process; and, to articulate the City’s reviews as to what the final project plans should be.
There’s a high likelihood that a lawsuit challenging this project — if it proves to be as