The Arkansas Department of Transportation is now the home of the Office of Keep Arkansas Beautiful following the passage of Act 148 of the 2026 Fiscal Session.
The act, sponsored by Sen. Mark Johnson (R-Little Rock), transferred the duties and responsibilities of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission to the new Office of Keep Arkansas Beautiful within ARDOT. The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission had previously operated under the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
This transition brings Keep Arkansas Beautiful’s community-focused programs under the same roof as ARDOT. According to a press release, working together as one organization will create new opportunities to align litter prevention and beautification efforts along the State’s Highway System.
“This partnership creates opportunities to think beyond litter,” McKenzie McMath Coronel, administrator of the Office of Keep Arkansas Beautiful, said. “Together, we can build on that work by enhancing the beauty of Arkansas through roadside wildflowers, scenic byways, community beautification, and other initiatives that make our highways and public spaces places people are proud of.”
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