Hempstead County Road 2 To Get State Aid Overlay Project
Help is coming for Hempstead County Road 2. The Arkansas Department of Transportation has awarded the Redstone Construction Group of Little Rock a bid for a “state aid” job on the historic road. Redstone Construction Group of Little Rock big $592,250.36 on the job.
The historic road was the site of the county’s first paved road. The route was originally the “Bankhead Highway” which was a paved highway which predates US67. The “Bankhead” was built in the 1920’s with federal funds. US 67 was built in the mid 1930’s. County Road 2 is sometimes referred to as “old 67” but it wasn’t officially US67.