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MDOT denies Natchez riverfront park grant

Ross Reily — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:28:26 +0000

NATCHEZ — Plans for a riverfront park near Magnolia Bluffs Casino could now be dead since the Mississippi Department of Transportation denied a grant application for the $2.5 million park from the city of Natchez. City Engineer David Gardner says MDOT denied the application because the park did not qualify for the transportation enhancement funds [...]

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Road commissioner open to options other than increasing pump prices

Ted Carter — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:01:37 +0000

Mississippi’s tax on a gallon of gasoline went from 15 cents to 18 cents in 1987 and has stayed that way ever since. Of that 15 cents charged pre-1987, 6 cents was a sales tax that was dropped and replaced by an additional 9 cents on the gallon gasoline tax, said Dick Hall, a member [...]

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Transportation commissioner on lonely campaign for better road maintenance

Ted Carter — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:11:13 +0000

Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall still marvels at what he says was the foresight of Mississippi’s leaders a quarter century ago to fund an ambitious highway construction effort through an 18 cents gas tax levy. The effort required an override of Democratic Gov. William Allain’s veto — an outcome decided by a one-vote margin [...]

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Rail Authority forges ahead in wake of grant rejection

Clay Chandler — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:01:24 +0000

The Rail Authority of East Mississippi has been eligible to receive money from the Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund since July 1. Lawmakers changed the law last session. Previously, only publicly owned short line railroads were eligible for money from the fund. The Authority’s first application for a $250,000 planning and design grant from the fund [...]

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Glenn gets promotion

MBJ Staff — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:01:49 +0000

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has appointed Earl Glenn to the position of assistant state construction engineer. In his new position, Glenn will assist in overseeing the preparation of contract documents and specifications, and will provide support to MDOT’s six districts for the administration of highway contracts. Glenn began his career with MDOT at the [...]

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MDOT promotes Glenn

MBJ Staff — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:27 +0000

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Ely tapped by MDOT

MBJ Staff — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:01:34 +0000

Jeff Ely has been appointed to the position of state planning engineer at the Mississippi Department of Transportation. In his new position, Ely will oversee MDOT’s Planning Division, which is responsible for transportation planning studies, mapping, and the collection and reporting of traffic, fuel tax, and roadway data. Ely began his career with MDOT in [...]

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4-lane Highway 45 to open today in Lowndes Co.

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:02:38 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Transportation says a newly reconstructed portion of Highway 45 with four lanes will be opening today. The new portion of highway has four-lanes and it will connect Shafer Chapel Road to Highway 82 near Columbus in Lowndes County. The department says this is the final phase of a reconstruction [...]

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Neel-Schaffer adds Carr

MBJ Staff — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:01:05 +0000

Neel-Schaffer Inc. has added Keith Carr to its structural group located in Jackson. Prior to joining Neel-Schaffer, Carr was employed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) where he recently retired as Mississippi’s state bridge engineer with 25 years of state service. While at MDOT, Carr was responsible for bridge, structural and hydraulic design, construction [...]

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MDOT appoints Myrick

MBJ Staff — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:01:46 +0000

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has appointed Grant Myrick to the position of assistant to the Central District Commissioner Dick Hall. Myrick will function as the principal administrative support to Hall and act as liaison between the commissioner and public and private groups, federal and state transportation officials, public officials, and constituents. Myrick began his [...]

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