City of Mountain Home announces traffic lights at 8th Street and Highway 62B are being removed

The City of Mountain Home announced Tuesday the traffic lights at 8th Street and Highway 62B are going to be removed to help with traffic flow through the city. The lights will be removed in 90 days.
Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams says the city made a request to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) last year to do some traffic studies, and removing the light at 8th Street and Highway 62B was one way to help improve the traffic flow.

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Once the lights are gone in three months, Adams says traffic on Highway 62B will keep flowing, but motorists coming to the intersection from other streets will encounter stop signs.

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The city and ARDOT will work together to remove the lights and poles. Adams says they won’t be able to repurpose the poles, but they may be able to save some of the lights to use the parts.

The light at 8th Street and Highway 62B was one of three intersections the city asked ARDOT to look at to help improve traffic flow along Highway 62B. The mayor says they are still looking at the other two intersections.

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Adams encourages motorists to use caution in the area, especially in late October and early November when the lights are being removed and the stop signs are installed.

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