Mississippi Business Journal » street http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Officials say port trucks tearing up local roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74686 WIGGINS — Stone County officials said trucks hauling material to the Port of Gulfport are causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in road damage. County officials went before port commissioners this week, asking them to pay part of the repair bill because they don’t have enough money to fix the roads. County officials said the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/feed/ 0 County, city to partner on cost of replacing old bridge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/couty-city-to-partner-on-cost-of-replacing-old-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=couty-city-to-partner-on-cost-of-replacing-old-bridge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/couty-city-to-partner-on-cost-of-replacing-old-bridge/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:55:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74470 OLIVE BRANCH — DeSoto County plans to team with Olive Branch on a $600,000 project to replace an old timber-supported bridge on State Line Road over Johns Creek. The Commercial Appeal reports that a consulting engineer working on the project says the bridge is one of DeSoto County’s last remaining timber bridges. The county Board [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/couty-city-to-partner-on-cost-of-replacing-old-bridge/feed/ 0 Right-of-way acquisition to begin for new connector road http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/right-of-way-acquisition-to-begin-for-new-connector-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=right-of-way-acquisition-to-begin-for-new-connector-road http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/right-of-way-acquisition-to-begin-for-new-connector-road/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:26:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72944 JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County and the state will begin buying right of way before the end of the year for a new road that will parallel Interstate 10 and connect a popular shopping area in Harrison County with West Jackson County. The Sun Herald reports the Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted for Neel-Schaffer [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/right-of-way-acquisition-to-begin-for-new-connector-road/feed/ 0 Senate votes to keep McGrath as head of MDOT http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/senate-votes-to-keep-mcgrath-as-head-of-mdot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-votes-to-keep-mcgrath-as-head-of-mdot http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/senate-votes-to-keep-mcgrath-as-head-of-mdot/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:19:58 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=72511 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/senate-votes-to-keep-mcgrath-as-head-of-mdot/feed/ 0 Supervisors want list of county’s 10 worst roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/20/supervisors-want-list-of-countys-10-worst-roads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-want-list-of-countys-10-worst-roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/20/supervisors-want-list-of-countys-10-worst-roads/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:48:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70094 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, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/20/supervisors-want-list-of-countys-10-worst-roads/feed/ 0 Johnson wants to use bond issue to fund $10M in street paving http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/johnson-wants-to-use-bond-issue-to-fund-10m-in-street-paving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=johnson-wants-to-use-bond-issue-to-fund-10m-in-street-paving http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/johnson-wants-to-use-bond-issue-to-fund-10m-in-street-paving/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:31:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68592 JACKSON — Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says he will use funds from a bond issue to pay for a $10 million street paving project in the Capital City. Johnson tells The Clarion-Ledger the city council would have to sign off on the proposal. The city has devoted huge sums of money to fixing streets. Jackson [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/johnson-wants-to-use-bond-issue-to-fund-10m-in-street-paving/feed/ 0 After eight years, port road project is completed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:40:43 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67340 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/feed/ 0 Public hearing called to discuss subdivision development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:22:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67087 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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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development/feed/ 0 New bypass could open before Christmas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/30/new-bypass-could-open-before-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-bypass-could-open-before-christmas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/30/new-bypass-could-open-before-christmas/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:19:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65880 CANTON — State transportation officials hope to have a ribbon-cutting before Christmas on a $19.3-million bypass to ease traffic rolling through the heart of historic Canton. The 3.5-mile, four-lane road will connect to the Nissan Parkway at U.S. Highway 51 north of the Nissan plant and run northeast to Mississippi Highway 43. Construction on the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/30/new-bypass-could-open-before-christmas/feed/ 0 Backers say GEO Project saving state millions of dollars http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/26/backers-say-geo-project-saving-state-millions-of-dollars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backers-say-geo-project-saving-state-millions-of-dollars http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/26/backers-say-geo-project-saving-state-millions-of-dollars/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:05:57 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=65586 STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University Extension Service reports an advanced database training project conducted by Extension is saving the state millions of dollars, improving skills and making jobs easier. The Geospatial Education and Outreach Project began working with local and state government agencies across Mississippi in June 2006. By November 2012, more than 2,600 people [...]

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