Update: Turning the LR-NLR Broadway Bridge into "America's Bridge"
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: November 28, 2012
Update (3:45 p.m.):
There's a push to adorn the soon to be replaced Broadway Bridge that links Little Rock and North Little Rock with lots of red, white and blue.
Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines laid out a star-spangled plan at today's meeting of Metroplan.
Villines' idea calls for turning the span into an "iconic" bridge, more specifically "America's Bridge: Dedicated to Those Who Fought for Freedom and Worked for Peace." Click the embedded video to see graphic animation of what it would look like.
The plan would mean painting some parts of the bridge red, other parts white and another section blue. The vision also calls for using LED bulbs to light it all up at night.
Walls would be decorated with stars, quotes by famous Americans about peace and freedom, and the names of Arkansans who've received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Original story (9:30 a.m.):
A new idea will be revealed today for replacing the Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River that links Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines is set to reveal his concept of what's described as one that "will reach out to all Americans."
Villines will make the presentation this morning at 10 o'clock at the Metroplan offices.
We'll update this story with more details after the concept is revealed.
The photo attached to this story is of a design for the bridge that was presented in September.
There's a push to adorn the soon to be replaced Broadway Bridge that links Little Rock and North Little Rock with lots of red, white and blue.
Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines laid out a star-spangled plan at today's meeting of Metroplan.
Villines' idea calls for turning the span into an "iconic" bridge, more specifically "America's Bridge: Dedicated to Those Who Fought for Freedom and Worked for Peace." Click the embedded video to see graphic animation of what it would look like.
The plan would mean painting some parts of the bridge red, other parts white and another section blue. The vision also calls for using LED bulbs to light it all up at night.
Walls would be decorated with stars, quotes by famous Americans about peace and freedom, and the names of Arkansans who've received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Original story (9:30 a.m.):
A new idea will be revealed today for replacing the Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River that links Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines is set to reveal his concept of what's described as one that "will reach out to all Americans."
Villines will make the presentation this morning at 10 o'clock at the Metroplan offices.
We'll update this story with more details after the concept is revealed.
The photo attached to this story is of a design for the bridge that was presented in September.
Comments
There is a new reality show being produced in Little Rock, ARK. Titled Judge Villines gone wild. First scene shows the Judge with the JPs stacking $20 million into a duffle bag. Second scene is at the Sherwin Williams paint store. Judge is asking Joe how much bridge paint he can buy for $20 million dollars. Joe alias %u201CJoe the Plumber%u201D is now %u201CJoe the Painter%u201D. Joe figure out there is allot more money is painting than plumbing. See the Judge and Joe has figured out the system. Too bad the taxpayers haven%u2019t.
SorvilloSenate C.
January 11, 2013 at 12:53 pm
