Regional planners asked to support designating U.S. 412 as a future Interstate connecting Tulsa, NWA

Herald Leader

By Ron Wood May 26, 2021 Northwest Arkansas regional planners are considering whether to support changing the designation of U.S. 412 from Springdale to I-35 west of Tulsa to a future interstate highway. The Indian Nations Council of Governments in Tulsa, Okla., passed a resolution on May 11 seeking support from Oklahoma and Arkansas transportation and elected officials and then sent it to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission. U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Boozman (R-Rogers) and Tom Cotton (R-Little Rock) introduced a bill Friday to designate the 189 miles of U.S. 412 a future interstate highway. "Connecting Northwest Arkansas and North Central Oklahoma will encourage economic development along this corridor and expand opportunities for employment in the region," Boozman said. The Arkansas and Oklahoma transportation departments expressed support for the proposal in a letter to Inhofe.

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