The 2010 Arkansas State Highway Map is now available from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), according to AHTD Director Dan Flowers.

The maps may be obtained at no charge at any of the Highway Department’s District Headquarters and at all Arkansas Welcome Centers including thoselocated in Siloam Springs and Bentonville.

They are also available at the AHTD Central Office at 19325 Interstate 30 in Little Rock, by phone at 501-569-2444 or online at www.arkansashighways.

com. To request one by mail, the address is AHTD, Map Sales Section, P. O. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203.

The cover of the 2010 highway map features the Gulpha Gorge Recreation Area on Highway 7 Spur in Hot Springs National Park. It also includes messages from Governor Mike Beebe and the Arkansas State Highway Commission welcoming visitors to the state.

The map incorporates 20 inset maps of Arkansas cities, a chart showing mileage between cities and a directory of Public Recreation Areas featuring State Parksand Historic Memorials, National Park Sites, National Forest Recreation Areas and Corps of Engineers Parks. It includes contact information for weather related and construction related road conditions and information on Arkansas’ scenic byways.

More than one million maps are expected to be distributed free of charge to the pub-

News, Pages 12 on 05/26/2010