by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012
Tags: borrow, bridge, bridge repair, construction, county government, infrastructure, loan, maintenance, road construction, roadbuilder, roadbuilding
MCCOMB — Pike County will borrow $5.5 million to work on local bridges. The Enterprise-Journal reports supervisors acted this past week after agreeing to advertise for bids to replace the bridge over the Tangipahoa River at Chatawa, work that will be paid for by bond funds. Keith Lott of Neel-Schaffer engineering firm said the expected [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 4,2011
Tags: avenues, bribery, bridges, construction, courts, highways, interstates, road, road building, road construction, roads, sentencing, state government, streets
LAUREL — Sentencing for a father and son from Laurel who pleaded guilty to trying to bribe Mississippi’s transportation director has been rescheduled for Oct. 17. Kenneth Biglane and his son, Peter J. Biglane, pleaded guilty in July to bribery. They face maximum penalties of 10 years in prison each and a $250,000 fine. The [...] [...]
JACKSON — Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions Inc. and Mathy Construction Co. of Onalaska, Wis., announced the award of a patented process that allows for the production and placement of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA) at reduced temperatures of up to 75⁰ F. This surfactant-enabled patented process, which is compatible with non-modified, polymer modified and PPA [...] [...]