07/10/2024
🚧 Construction of the new Salem Rd bridge at Tucker Creek will require the closure of Salem Rd from Wicket St to Timberpeg Ct starting Monday, July 15. Weather permitting, we expect Fureigh Construction to complete the project by the Summer of 2025.
The project replaces the existing Salem Road bridge over Tucker Creek with a new 110-foot-long and 50-foot-wide bridge that will accommodate an underpass of Kinley Trail below the roadway, eliminating the existing at-grade trail crossing.
Due to the staging and storage of materials and heavy equipment by Fureigh Construction, the trailhead parking lots located to the east and west of Salem Rd will be closed.
Traffic will be controlled with message boards, construction barrels, barricades, and signage. The public is advised to be cautious when traveling in the work zone and watch for slower traffic speeds. Areas along the detour route may experience noise impacts during nighttime hours.
DETOUR ROUTES
Signed detours will be in place to help you navigate around the closure.
- Southbound traffic will detour to College Ave, left on Country Club Rd, and left on Dave Ward Dr.
- Northbound traffic will detour to Dave Ward Dr, right on Country Club Rd, and right on College Ave.
The Country Club Rd detour route will have a strong police presence from the Conway Police Department to ensure the safe flow of traffic. In addition to traffic violations, violators will either be forcefully exiled to Oil Trough, Arkansas or relentlessly shamed on the Bad Drivers of Conway page. The Conway Transportation Department will monitor adjacent residential roads and will be prepared to eliminate excessive cut through traffic with additional traffic control measures if necessary.
SCHOOL & LOCAL TRAFFIC
Salem Rd to the north and south of the bridge will remain open for school traffic and local traffic only. See detour map for additional information.
KINLEY TRAIL CLOSURE
Kinley Trail will be closed at Salem Rd. We encourage pedestrians and cyclists to plan on using the alternate route of College Ave and Pickwickett Dr to bypass the work zone. See detour map for additional information.
FUTURE OF SALEM RD
This bridge replacement project is the first phase of the City of Conway’s plan to improve 0.81 miles of Salem Rd from College Ave to Dave Ward Dr (Hwy 60). The new corridor aims to decrease traffic congestion and increase pedestrian and cyclist safety with a 3 lane roadway configuration, new curb and gutter, new storm water drainage infrastructure, new cycle tracks, and ADA compliant sidewalks.
