Arkansas voters approved the renewal of the state’s highway bond program on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the Arkansas New Bureau reported.
The vote stood at 82% favorable to 18% against, with 59 of 75 counties reporting unofficial results.
The bond program began in 1999. The renewal means the 4-cent state diesel tax hike passed in 1999 will be used to retire $575 million in bonds. The original program funded about $1 billion in interstate highway improvements in the state, and the renewal is expected to do about the same.
