Street to close for utility work

BENTONVILLE — Southwest Parnell Drive will be closed to traffic from Southwest Sierra Street to Southwest Moorland Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday.

The closing is for utility work according to a news release. Detour signs will be posted.

Weather or other unforeseen wish list include:

Parking deck, beginning 2017.

Regional access road, beginning 2018.

Rental car facilities expansion, beginning 2022.

Terminal rotunda expansion, beginning 2022.

East parking deck, beginning 2030.

Not on the list is an expansion project to accommodate bigger airplanes that the airlines have begun using at the gates, according to Kelly Johnson, airport director. Money for the $4 million project is expected to come from cash on hand.

Current models for the access road, estimated to cost some $55 million, assume two lanes initially from the airport to the U.S. 412 Northern Bypass. Money would include $10 million in airport cash, $12 million remaining from federal grants, $33 million in bonds and a $1 access toll that is expected to generate about $1 million a year. circumstances could postpone the project.

For more information, call call Tony Davis, street manager, at 479-271-3130.