Posts Tagged ‘Rail Authority of East Mississippi’

Bond bill to fund studies for rail project

by Clay Chandler Published: May 3,2013

Tags: Mississippi State University, Phil Bryant, Rail Authority of East Mississippi, railroad, University of Southern Mississippi

The bond bill Gov. Phil Bryant signed April 25 may help a rail project in East Mississippi. The $196 million bill has in it $1 million to support the East Mississippi Intermodal Rail Corridor, which would develop 56 miles of railroad that would offer continuous rail service along the state’s eastern border. It would connect [...] [...]

Rail Authority forges ahead in wake of grant rejection

by Clay Chandler Published: August 26,2012

Tags: Mississippi Department of Transportation, Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund, Rail Authority of East Mississippi

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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