sentences:  The first phase of this section was funded for fiscal year 2010 in AHTD's 2010-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).In January 2017, AHTD reported that the Arkansas portion of SIU-12, including the Charles W. Dean Bridge, is "shovel ready," pending receipt of funding and completion of any actions required on the part of Mississippi to begin construction on the bridge.U.S.