Mississippi Business Journal » congestion http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 After two years, highway improvement project complete http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/07/after-two-years-highway-improvement-project-complete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-two-years-highway-improvement-project-complete http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/07/after-two-years-highway-improvement-project-complete/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:27:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67818 PETAL — Officials, businesses and residents in the city of Petal are welcoming the end of a $13 million two-year highway improvement project. The Hattiesburg American reports the project widened Mississippi Highway 42 from two lanes to four and installed turn lanes. Petal Mayor Hal Marx says residents are pleased with the decrease in traffic [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/24/officials-say-i-269-will-ease-traffic-increase-safety/feed/ 2 County leaders want to know why highway project is delayed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/10/county-leaders-want-to-know-why-highway-project-is-delayed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-leaders-want-to-know-why-highway-project-is-delayed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/10/county-leaders-want-to-know-why-highway-project-is-delayed/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:25:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55545 PEAR RIVER COUNTY — State transportation officials are to discuss the $10 million four-laning of U.S. 11 in a meeting this week with Pearl River County leaders. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced that the project will be delayed, raising questions from local officials. County Engineer Les Dungan tells the Picayune Item the project [...]

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