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August 6, 2012- Ricky Nobile

by Ricky Nobile Published: August 5,2012

Tags: earmarks, highways, military bases, Mississippi Legislature

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City looking to push out closer to highway bypass

by Associated Press Published: May 21,2012

Tags: annex, annexation, bypass, highways, land, municipal government, property, real estate, taxes, transportation, visitors

OKOLONA — Okolona officials want to push the city limits out closer to the U.S. 45 Bypass. Mayor Louise Cole tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal moving the city limits eastward to within about a tenth of a mile of the bypass might attract a hotel and restaurant to the area. Robert Shinn, who lives [...] [...]

Former MDOT executive director Brown wins mayoral runoff

by Associated Press Published: May 16,2012

Tags: bridges, elections, general exlection, highways, mayor, mayoral elections, municipal government, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, run off, special election, state agency, transportation, travel, voters, votes, Voting

NATCHEZ — Larry L. Brown has won the Democratic primary for Natchez mayor, defeating Phillip West by 541 votes in the runoff. Brown, former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, received 56 percent of the vote, or 2,696 votes in yesterday’s runoff election. West had 44 percent of the vote, or 2,155 votes. [...] [...]

County leaders want to know why highway project is delayed

by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012

Tags: bridges, congestion, Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association, county government, Four Seasons, highways, infrastructure, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, state agency, state government, streets, traffic, transportation, travel

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 [...] [...]

MDOT awards I-10 project to Huey Stockstill

by MBJ Staff Published: March 19,2012

Tags: highways, interstates, resurfacing, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, state agency

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Transportation will start work on a project to resurface 13 miles of Interstate 10 in Hancock and Harrison counties. The $14.5 million project was awarded to Huey Stockstill Inc. of Picayune. Southern District transportation commissioner Tom King says the project starts at Diamondhead and extends to the [...] [...]

Senators lobbying House to pass BP oil spill bill

by MBJ Staff Published: March 15,2012

Tags: accident, Congress, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, fines, food, gas, habitat, highways, hospitality, infrastructure, legislative branch, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, penalties, pollution, representatives, restaurants, roads, seafood, streets, tourism, tourists, transportation, visitors, wildlife

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are hoping the House of Representatives will look favorably on “overwhelming” Senate support for legislation that will direct fines from the BP oil spill to Mississippi and other Gulf Coast states. The Senate yesterday approved (74-22) the Moving Ahead for Progress in [...] [...]

Hall: Port Gibson might get U.S. 61 bypass after all

by Associated Press Published: March 12,2012

Tags: bridges, bypass, downtown, four lane highwa, highways, roadbuilding, roads, rodbuilders, traffic, transportation

PORT GIBSON — Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall says plans to four-lane U.S. 61 through Port Gibson may be changed to a bypass. The Vicksburg Post reports Hall, in a civic club speech this past week, said a majority of the commission supports routing U.S. 61 around Port Gibson. “The main thing is to [...] [...]

Highway 67 interchange project to begin this month

by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2012

Tags: bridges, construction, highways, interstates, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, tourism, tourists, transportation, travel, visitors

HARRISON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will soon begin construction of an interchange project on Highway 67 at Sangani Boulevard in Harrison County, according to Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King. The project, which is located in D’Iberville near the Interstate 10 and Interstate 110 Interchange, was awarded to Gulf Equipment Corporation of [...] [...]

‘Fracking’ leads county officials to call for highway widening

by Associated Press Published: March 4,2012

Tags: bridges, construction, drilling, energy, fracking, gas, highways, infrastructure, Oil, petroleum, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, streets

AMITE COUNTY — An increase in oilfield activity in Amite County is bringing a call for the state to four-lane Highway 24 in southwest Mississippi between McComb and Liberty. The Enterprise-Journal reports the issue came up during a discussion of oil drilling among members of the Pike County Economic Development District board. Amite County has [...] [...]

Report details plans for new Augusta-to-Natchez interstate

by Associated Press Published: February 14,2012

Tags: agency, federal government, highways, interstates, tourism, tourists, transportation, travel, visitors

NATCHEZ — A federal report details plans for a possible new interstate highway that would move traffic from Augusta, Ga., through central Georgia and Alabama to Natchez. The report on the proposed 14th Amendment Highway was obtained by The Telegraph newspaper of Macon, Ga., under the Freedom of Information Act. In Georgia, one proposal calls [...] [...]

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