Road conditions

Arkansas road conditions right now

Every closure and crash IDrive Arkansas is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-40 corridor page, and what the season does to Arkansas's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: IDrive Arkansas, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

IDrive Arkansas

Arkansas's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

Arkansas highway cameras

Every IDrive Arkansas camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Corridor

I-40 conditions

The whole I-40 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Drawbridges

Arkansas drawbridges

Where the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.

Mile markers

Mile markers in Arkansas

How Arkansas numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in Arkansas

What the IDrive Arkansas feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across Arkansas

I-40 crosses the state from Fort Smith to West Memphis through Little Rock, about 285 miles of near-constant truck traffic. I-30 runs the Texas corner up through Texarkana and Hot Springs country to Little Rock. I-49 climbs the Ozark grades through Fayetteville and the northwest corner. I-55 hugs the Mississippi River in the east, and US-65 and US-67 feed the corners of the state.

What the season does to Arkansas's highways

Arkansas weather hits its highways from two directions. Spring and summer bring flash flooding, creeks that jump their banks and put water over the road with little warning, especially in the river valleys and the Ozark and Ouachita highlands. Winter brings ice storms that glaze the higher terrain while the lowlands stay wet. ARDOT posts both on IDrive Arkansas by route and mile.

Before a Arkansas road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open IDrive Arkansas for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The Arkansas cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-40 corridor page carries alerts for every state the route crosses, not only Arkansas.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same IDrive Arkansas alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the IDrive Arkansas feed held 10 unique reports, including 5 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were AR-123, AR-120 and AR-77. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in Arkansas right now?

The map above shows every full closure IDrive Arkansas is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open IDrive Arkansas.

Where do I check Arkansas road conditions?

IDrive Arkansas is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same IDrive Arkansas feed and adds the Arkansas cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the IDrive Arkansas feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same IDrive Arkansas alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. IDrive Arkansas alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.