Re: 2 Interstates to Jonesboro???

just a guess, but influential politicians from that area?  it happens in
small areas all the time, & even small states -- witness West Virginia's
yearly haul..


> Maybe I am out of a loop, but could someone explain to me the importance
of
> Jonesboro's role to the state of Arkansas that would require it to want 2
> different proposed interstates to link to it? (Future I-555 and Proposed
> I-730).  I look at it on a map and it's much smaller than a lot of other
> Arkansas cities (like Pine Bluff, Ft. Smith, etc).  And the only time I
ever
> heard Jonesboro on the news was when there was those school shootings.
Maybe
> it's me, but it just seems like overkill in my opinion.  Opinions?