by Associated Press Published: April 8,2013
Tags: construction, enhancement, highway, improvement, infrastructure, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, transportation, travel
EAST MISSISSIPPI — State transportation officials expect to spend about $2 million on improvements to Mississippi Highway 182. The Commercial Dispatch reports Starkville city engineer Edward Kemp told local officials work would include overlaying the road’s surface within city limits, developing landscape islands, improving sidewalk access and re-pouring driveways. Kemp said bid advertisements are expected [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 1,2013
Tags: bridge, executive director, highway, infrastructure, interstate, legislative, legislator, Legislature, road, roadbuilding, state agency, state government, street, transportation, travel
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate has approved the appointment of Melinda McGrath, PE, to remain executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. McGrath’s appointment begins today and will end April 1, 2017, unless it is further extended. As executive director, McGrath, the first woman to serve as leader of MDOT, oversees MDOT’s more than [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 1,2013
Tags: bluff, erosion, public safety, rain, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, transportation travel, Weather
WARREN COUNTY — Work has begun in Warren County to shore up the hillsides along parts of U.S. Highway 80 that eroded during January’s heavy rain. State transportation officials tell the Vicksburg Post earthen bluffs at U.S. 80 and Rancho Road were set back farther to limit the impact of further mudslides. Mississippi Department of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 27,2013
Tags: construction, contractor, contractors, highway, infrastructure, intercvhange, interstate, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, traffic, transportation
LAUREL — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has begun a Jones County interchange improvement project at the Interstate 59-16th Avenue/Exit 95 interchange. The $1.18-million project was awarded to Dunn Roadbuilders of Laurel. The project will include the installation of a traffic signal and redesign of traffic flow at the interchange. When the project is [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, bridge, construction, contract, county government, highway, infrastructure, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, supervisor, traffic, transportation, Weather
CHATAWA — Pike County supervisors have agreed to give the contractor more time to complete work on the replacement of a bridge in the Chatawa community. The Enterprise-Journal reports contractor T.L. Wallace will have until May 17. The original deadline was April 2 but officials said recent rains hampered work on the project. The supervisors [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: appropriatioon, board of supervisors, construction, county government, highway, improvement, infrastructure, road, street, supervisor
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County supervisors have formed a committee to look for the county’s 10 worst roads. The group will report back to the board by June 15 so supervisors can decide how to repair some or all the roads. The Commercial Dispatch reports committee members include road manager Ronnie Burns, County Administrator Ralph Billingsley, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 1,2013
Tags: bridge, construction, infrastructure, Parkway Properties Inc., repair, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, traffic, transportation, travel
RANKIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued an update on the Airport Road bridge in Rankin County, and the news is good. Earlier this week, crews began making repairs on the Airport Road bridge over the westbound lanes of I-20. Work on this project was expected to continue for one week, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: art, arts, cultural, culture, Heritage, highway, historic, history, infrastructure, music, road, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Highway 82, which runs from the Mississippi River at the Arkansas line across North Mississippi to the Alabama line, has been named the state’s first cultural highway. Officials tell the Delta Democrat Times the designation will highlight the tourist attractions along the 181 miles of highway through eight Mississippi counties. It [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2012
Tags: car, construction, contractor, infrastructure, port, road, roadbuilder, street, SUV, traffic, transportation, travbel, truck, van, vehicle
NATCHEZ — Nearly eight years after its conception and after a number of unavoidable delays, construction on the $3.6 million port road project that will save miles of traffic time for some transport routes is complete. Adams County Engineer Jim Marlow tells The Natchez Democrat the Government Fleet Road extension project, which will save seven [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 19,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, construction, county, development, government, home, house, infrastructure, land, law, ordinance, property, public hearing, real estate, regulation, residence, resident, residential, road, street, subdivision, supervisor
VICKSBURG — Warren County will hold a public hearing on Jan. 22 on proposed changes to the county’s ordinance on subdivision development. The Vicksburg Post reports versions of a revised ordinance have discussed by the board of supervisors for months. The county is considering a prohibition on the sale of residential lots until roads are [...] [...]
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