DEQ News Release

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 4, 2018

Alternative Fuel Corridors

NORTH LITTLE ROCK—The United States Department of Transportation recently designated two segments of Arkansas roadways as signage-ready for alternative fuels. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) nominated segments of Arkansas highways for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Alternative Fuel Corridors Program. This program seeks to establish a national network of alternative fueling and charging infrastructure along national highway system corridors.

There are two designations in the program: signage-ready and signage-pending. Signage-ready segments have all necessary infrastructure to be considered an alternative fuel corridor. Signage-pending segments are segments that do not yet have sufficient infrastructure to meet signage-ready criteria. ADEQ is working with stakeholders to achieve alternative fuel corridor status for electric vehicles (EV), compressed natural gas (CNG), and propane (LPG).

Pursuant to ADEQ’s nominations, FHWA designated the following corridors in Arkansas:

• CNG Ready :
o I-40: From the Arkansas/Tennessee border to Conway, Arkansas
o US 67/167: From Little Rock to Searcy
• EV Pending:
o I-40: From Arkansas/Tennessee border to Arkansas/Oklahoma border
o I-30: From North Little Rock to Arkansas/Texas border
• CNG Pending:
o I-40: From Conway to Arkansas/Oklahoma border
o US 67/167: From Searcy to Arkansas/Missouri border
o I-55 From West Memphis to Arkansas/Missouri border
o I-30: From North Little Rock to Arkansas/Texas border

ADEQ is working with the Arkansas Department of Transportation on deployment of signage for signage-ready designated corridors.

CONTACT: Kelly Robinson (Robinson@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0916)

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