April 05, 2018
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Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued an April 4th news release noting that a United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) designation of two segments of Arkansas roadways as “signage-ready for alternative fuels.”
ADEQ states that the following corridors in Arkansas were designated:
- CNG Ready:
- I-40: From the Arkansas/Tennessee border to Conway, Arkansas
- US 67/167: From Little Rock to Searcy
- EV Pending:
- I-40: From Arkansas/Tennessee border to Arkansas/Oklahoma border
- I-30: From North Little Rock to Arkansas/Texas border
- CNG Pending:
- I-40: From Conway to Arkansas/Oklahoma border
- US 67/167: From Searcy to Arkansas/Missouri border
- I-55 From West Memphis to Arkansas/Missouri border
- I-30: From North Little Rock to Arkansas/Texas border
The federal program is described as establishing a national network of alternative fueling and charging infrastructure along national highway system corridors.
The two designations are stated to be:
- Signage-ready
- Signage-pending
ADEQ states it is working with stakeholders to achieve alternative fuel corridor status for electric vehicles, compressed natural gas, and propane.
A copy of the news release can be downloaded here.
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