LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — The state Highway Commission has approved a bid to expand the Bella Vista Bypass between U.S. 71 and Benton County 34, according to a news release.
The commission on Monday (Nov. 20) awarded a $27.5 million contract to Kolb Grading, LLC to construct 8.8 miles of two additional lanes of Arkansas 549, commonly called the Bella Vista Bypass.
The company, based out of St. Charles, Mo., is expected to begin work in two to four weeks, weather permitting, according to the release.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects the project to be finished by late 2019.
The bypass runs west from the roundabout on North Walton Boulevard in Bentonville and passes through portions of Hiwasse and unincorporated Benton County before terminating at Benton County 34.
