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Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission (NWARPC) was formed in 1966 through a cooperative agreement between Benton County, Washington County, and the cities of Benton­ville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, and Springdale. Today, the Commission includes 44 units of govern­ment in Benton, Madison, and Washington Counties, Arkansas and McDonald County, Missouri, as well as other public agency partners such as the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), transit agencies, Beaver Water District, University of Arkansas, and Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA).

In 1983, NWARPC was designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organi­zation (MPO) under U.S. DOT regulations for transportation planning purposes.

The MPO is designated by the Governors of Arkansas and Missouri to conduct the federally mandated 3C (Comprehensive, Continuing and Cooperative) planning process necessary for transportation projects to qualify for federal transportation funds.

Greenway Pedestrian and Bike Bridge

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