Pulaski County, AR Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

(a) A permit must be granted before any excavation, construction and street curb work on public streets within the unincorporated county limits, including any necessary for a single connection, a single driveway and adjoining sidewalk, or a cut for installing facilities can be commenced. Additionally, a permit is required before utility construction, maintenance or related work on a Pulaski County right-of-way property can be commenced. (b) Any private owner, operator, utility, contractor, or other entity seeking to make a road cut on a roadway governed by Executive Order No. 2016-0097, shall obtain a permit, as required by (a), and pay a permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each cut made or bore under the paved surface base course. (c) Any private owner, operator, utility, contractor, or other entity seeking to make a driveway connection...shall obtain a permit...and pay a permit fee of forty dollars ($40.00) for each driveway connection installed by the Pulaski County Road and Bridge Department, or a private landowner on residential property, or one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any driveway connection for a commercial property. (d) Minor repairs, routine maintenance and initial installation of public improvements within new subdivisions shall be exempted from the fee set forth in sections (b) and (c).