# 2025-12-31 ARDOT Issues Permit P1948 (14 ALPRs) On December 31, 2025, the Arkansas Department of Transportation's Transportation Systems Management & Operations Division issued **Traffic Control Device Permit and Agreement No. 1948** to the City of Conway for *"Installation of 14 ALPRs in Conway, Arkansas."* The permit was signed by ARDOT TSMO Division Head **Joseph D. Hawkins** with expiration date December 31, 2026 — the state-level traffic-control authorization for Conway PD's Flock Safety cameras in state-highway right-of-way. ## Permit contents Issuing authority: Arkansas Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Management & Operations Division. Permit holder: City of Conway, District 8 (Faulkner County). Highways covered: Hwy 60, Sec 0 (LM 1.560, 1.580, 3.303, 3.464, 5.148, 5.167); Hwy 64, Sec 9 (LM 0.057 EB&WB, 2.333, 2.336); Hwy 65, Sec 9B (LM 0.214 EB&WB); Hwy 365, Sec 10 (LM 0.829, 0.980). Equipment: ALPR Video traffic-control / detection. Conditions (Form 3-23-2012): hold-harmless and indemnification; ADA / MUTCD compliance; storm-water permit if disturbed soil > 1 acre; no changes to plan without Department review; all work at applicant's cost. The permit form lists *"Joseph D. Hawkins, TSMO Division Head"* as the Department signer, with the Mayor's countersignature line as *"Conway"* applicant. ## How it routed The chain (per [[ARDOT Right-of-Way Permitting — Case 941655 and Permit SP-08-2025-0036]]): - **2025-12-23** — ARDOT TSMO Senior Intern Bryan Chun emails ARDOT Permit Officer Tabie Richards: *"TSMO Division has reviewed (Case# 941655) AR - Conway PD. Before we can proceed with generating a permit, we will need the following information verified… A.03 – F#003 OAK ST @ HAMILTON ST WB - correct Route, section and Log mile…"* (nine specific location verifications requested). - **2025-12-30** — Tabie Richards replies: *"I have reviewed the locations below."* - **2025-12-31** — TSMO Division issues Permit P1948. - **2026-01-08** — Chun forwards the permit to Richards: *"Here is the permit P1948 for the 14 ALPRs (Case: 941655) that required additional information. Please have the Mayor of Conway date, sign, and return the permit P1948 for our records."* The Mayor's countersignature and return-to-ARDOT happened January 13-19, 2026 through the Mayor's Office routing (Rogers → Rodgers → Castleberry → Rogers → Richards). ## Significance - **First state-level authorization for the Conway PD Flock deployment in state right-of-way.** The TCD permit is the underlying state authorization on which the District Special Permit later builds. - **9-month review cycle from application to issuance.** The April 3, 2025 application to the December 31, 2025 issuance is ~9 months — within normal ranges for an ARDOT case involving multiple location verifications and engineering revisions (the Flock plan-set drawings went through five revisions Feb 17, Mar 25, Jul 3, Aug 28, Dec 4, 2025). - **Issued during a period when CPD's deployment was already operating.** Chief Harris's July 7, 2025 CPD 2nd Quarter Report had reported *"the cameras that have already been installed are actively being used to support ongoing investigations"* while *"awaiting a few permits from the state"* — five months before this permit issued. ## Sources - [[ARDOT Right-of-Way Permitting — Case 941655 and Permit SP-08-2025-0036]] — `P1948 ALPR (14 ALPRs) D8 Faulkner Co Conway - Signed by Division Head.pdf` and `(Case 941655) AR - Conway PD.pdf`. ## Cross-references - [[2025-04 Castleberry ARDOT Right-of-Way Application (Case 941655)]] — the application. - [[2026-02-09 ARDOT Special Permit SP-08-2025-0036 Issued]] — the District Special Permit ~5 weeks later. - [[CPD Strategic Reporting to Mayor's Office 2024-2025]] — the July 2025 report documenting cameras operating ahead of permitting.