by Associated Press Published: January 27,2012
Tags: appropriations, audit, auditors, bridges, highways, infrastructure, misappropriations, municipal government, roads, state government, streets, transportation, travel
SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Department of Transportation has frozen funding for new projects in Southaven because of an auditor’s investigation into Mayor Greg Davis’ spending. The action affects an $850,000 state grant the city was to use to construct a bike path and walking trail system. Randy Battey, assistant chief engineer of operations at MDOT, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 26,2012
Tags: bridges, cleanup, courts, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, highways, hurricanes, judge, judicial, judiciary, kickback, law, money laundering, natural disaster, roads, severe weather, streets, transportation, travel, tropical weather, Weather
GULFPORT — The trial of a former county road manager from the Mississippi Gulf Coast and his wife has been rescheduled for May 14 in federal court in Gulfport. Roger Ladner, Hancock County’s former road manager, and his wife, Sharon, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing them of being involved in a kickback [...] [...]
GULFPORT — The state is awaiting a port study before setting the final route for the southern end of a limited-access highway that will run from an expanded port to Interstate 10. Department of Transportation director Melinda McGrath said MDOT wants to take into account community concerns. The Sun Herald reports work already has started [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 4,2012
Tags: casinos, construction, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, infrastructure, lodging, meetings, municipal government, restaurants, roads, sewer, state government, streets, tourism, tourists, visitors, water
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville will apply for a grant of up to $8.5 million to fund infrastructure improvements for CanCan Casino. The Sun Herald reports originally the cost of the new streets, water and sewer infrastructure for the proposed casino was estimated at $6 million. City Manager Michael Janus said at yesterday’s council [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 4,2012
Tags: bridges, engineering, engineers, executive director, highways, infrasturcture, road builders, roadbuilding, roads, state government, streets
JACKSON — The Mississippi Transportation Commission unanimously voted yesterday to appoint Melinda L. McGrath as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Since February of 2011, McGrath has served as interim executive director/chief engineer of MDOT. Prior to that, she served as deputy executive director/chief engineer since August 2008. As chief engineer, she was [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
Tags: bridges, construction, highways, infrastructure, ribbon cutting, road builders, road building, roads, state government, streets, transportation
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) District Six marked the completion of two major projects spanning Wayne, George and Greene counties in a ribbon-cutting held today. The four-lane construction of 25 miles of roadway on Highway 63 and Highway 57 in George and Greene counties is now completed. This provides a north-south [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
Tags: bridges, disaster, disaster recovery, fraud, highways, hurricanes, indictment, natural disaster, roads, severe weather, streets, tropical weather, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Mississippi county road manager and his wife have been indicted on two federal charges of Hurricane Katrina fraud. Roger Ladner was road manager for Hancock County, home to quiet little beach towns like Bay. St. Louis and Waveland, and some of the hardest hit areas from the 2005 storm. [...] [...]
JACKSON COUNTY — The foundation is in the ground, the beams are up and a multimillion-dollar flyover project is taking shape near the intersection of U.S. 90 and Mississippi 63. State transportation officials tell The Mississippi Press the project is meant to make commutes more efficient through east Jackson County’s industrial corridor. The project will [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 15,2011
Tags: bridges, construction, highways, infrastructure, interstates, ramps, roads, state government, streets, transportation, travel
LAUREL — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is nearing completion of a project involving improvements to the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 84 in Laurel and along the southbound access ramp to Interstate 59. The $3.1-million project, awarded to Tanner Construction Company, involved adding an exclusive right turn lane from Congress Street south [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 19,2011
Tags: bribery, bridges, construction, courts, highways, interstates, road builders, road building, roads, sentencing, state government, streets, transportation
LAUREL — A father and son from Laurel who pleaded guilty to trying to bribe Mississippi’s transportation director have been sentenced in the case. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate sentenced 67-year-old Kenneth Biglane to two years in prison and his 40-year-old son, Peter Biglane, to 18 months for bribery relating to a program which [...] [...]
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