The Arkansas Board of Corrections has selected Nabholz and JE Dunn as the general contractor team for its new state prison project. Contract negotiations and preconstruction planning are now underway.
Despite repeated legislative setbacks, Arkansas is moving forward with planning for a new state prison in Franklin County. On Monday evening, the Arkansas Board of Corrections voted to select Omaha, Neb.-based HDR and Little Rock-based Cromwell Architects Engineers as the design team for the 3,000-bed facility.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections and Arkansas Board of Corrections have released a request for qualifications for professional architectural services for the construction of the new state correctional facility in Franklin County, Ark. The request was issued Feb 13.
Construction is underway on the new $8.5 million Little River County Detention Center in Ashdown.
Construction continues on the new $6 million Lincoln County Jail located approximately a half-mile from Star City, a small town with a population of approximately 2,000, on Arkansas Highway 11.
Demolition work has begun on the Benton County Courthouse expansion in Bentonville, with a groundbreaking ceremony slated for January.
Following years of lawsuits, the green light was recently given for the significant renovations of two courthouses in Mississippi County.
Phillips County of Arkansas recently broke ground on a 100-bed, state-of-the-art detention center nearly five years after the county facility shuttered its previously due to deficient locks, overflowing drains and other unsafe conditions.
Recent issues at Arkansas correctional facilities can be attributed to inadequate fencing and staffing woes, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
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