State, Local Officials work to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

By Daniel Caruth

Published June 12, 2023 at 1:47 PM CDT

A new law will put speed cameras in work zones on Arkansas interstate highways starting later this year.

Since 2019 traffic fatalities have increased across Arkansas and the U.S. Now state and local governments, city planners and others are looking for ways to develop safer roads.

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