(a) U.S. 71 from the I-40 intersection to the Missouri line shall be designated as the “John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway” within the State of Arkansas.
(b) In addition to that portion of U.S. 71 designated the “John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway” under subsection (a) of this section, that portion of U.S. 71 from its intersection with I-540 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the State Highway 10 exit near Greenwood, Arkansas, is hereby designated a part of the John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the Arkansas Department of Transportation to place appropriate highway identifying signs on the highway.
(d) The department shall erect appropriate signs along the section of the highway designated herein, indicating that the highway has been designated the “John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway”.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets
Chapter 67 - State Highway System
Subchapter 2 - Highway Designation, Construction, and Maintenance
§ 27-67-201. Designation generally
§ 27-67-202. Truck route designations
§ 27-67-203. Scenic highway designations
§ 27-67-204. Designation of roads in and connected to state parks — Definition
§ 27-67-205. Designation of roads to municipal airports
§ 27-67-206. New construction generally — Definitions
§ 27-67-207. Maintenance generally
§ 27-67-208. Purchase of materials — Bids
§ 27-67-209. Priority of native resources used in construction and maintenance
§ 27-67-210. Sales and severance tax exemption — Sand and gravel
§ 27-67-211. Interference with traffic control devices or barricades — Definition
§ 27-67-212. Changing or widening roads — Role of county court
§ 27-67-213. Fog lines — White stripes on road edges
§ 27-67-214. Construction and maintenance of railroad crossings
§ 27-67-215. Maintenance of detour roads
§ 27-67-216. Repair of county roads damaged in construction or maintenance of state highway
§ 27-67-217. Direction signs to institutions of higher education
§ 27-67-218. Digging up highways without authorization
§ 27-67-219. John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway
§ 27-67-220. The Highway of Hope
§ 27-67-222. State police officer highway dedication program — Definition
§ 27-67-223. Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway 67
§ 27-67-224. The Arkansas Wine Country Trail
§ 27-67-225. The Gold Star Families Highway
§ 27-67-226. Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway
§ 27-67-227. Arkansas Delta highway designations — Legislative findings
§ 27-67-228. Construction project information signs — Definitions