Port Authority gives DRA tour of projects, discuss future funding opportunities

Port Authority officials gave a tour of the Port of Little Rock to representatives of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA on Thursday, August 22.

Officials with the Port Authority, DRA, Pulaski County Government, and CAPDD pose for a picture in front of the Little Rock Port Authority. Photo Courtesy: Pulaski County Government

The visit was for Port Authority officials to show the DRA the projects it helped fund and encourage more investments at the Port.

The Delta Regional Authority was established in 2000 to promote and encourage economic development in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. For more information about the DRA, click here.

DRA funded two Port Authority projects. Central Arkansas Planning and Development District, Inc. assisted the Port Authority in applying for the DRA funding. DRA first granted $437,499.50 to purchase 100 acres to relocate an FAA navigational VHF Omni Directional Radio Range station, also known as VOR cone. The second project funded was $2 million to extend Pratt Remmel Road and improve two intersections along Lindsey Road.

Port Authority and DRA officials also discussed other funding opportunities, including attracting 15 to 20 industries, potentially creating thousands of jobs.

For more information on the Port of Little Rock, click here.

For more information about CAPDD's Community and Economic Development programs, visit https://www.capdd.org/community-development.