by Associated Press Published: July 24,2012
Tags: congestion, construction, highway, infrastructure, interstate, public safety, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, safety, traffic, transportation, travel
DESOTO COUNTY — Mississippi transportation officials are touting the benefits of the Interstate 269 project. After all the segments are complete, I-269 will form a 30-mile bypass around Memphis through Tennessee and Mississippi and will connect to the existing I-69/I-55 corridor hub. The projected corridor eventually will stretch from Canada to Mexico. Mike Tagert, Mississippi’s [...] [...]
OXFORD — Members of Oxford’s Downtown Parking Commission have gone back to the drawing board after a plan to implement paid parking on the Square failed to gain the support of enough aldermen to be passed. Their “plan B” focuses on enforcing the two-hour parking limit on premium parking spaces around the Square by issuing [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 16,2012
Tags: boat, cultural tourism, culture, deport, hertiage, historical, history, Museum, railroad, railway, renovation, river traffic, ship, tourism, tourist, traffic, train, transportation, travel, visitor
VICKSBURG — The city of Vicksburg is celebrating the opening of the Old Depot Museum. It’s housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot. The grand opening was held yesterday. The museum in downtown Vicksburg features a huge collection of ship models and riverboat models. “We have an exhibit of tow boats [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 10,2012
Tags: bank, engineer, engineering, federal agency, fllod, flooding, maintenance, maritime, navigation, river, river bank, river navigation, traffic
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is scheduled to depart today from Vicksburg to begin laying articulated concrete mattress (ACM) squares that will protect submerged riverbanks in more than 30 locations. Traditionally, the MSU departs Vicksburg heading northward toward Cairo, Ill., and works back down the riverbanks on each [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 5,2012
Tags: boat, boater, boating, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, maritime, port, rain, river, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, water, water level, Weather
VICKSBURG — Dredging near the Port of Vicksburg over the past five years should keep the inland port open even as Mississippi River levels fall. Warren County Port Commission executive director Wayne Mansfield tells the Vicksburg Post about $4 million in work completed in 2008 to widen the Yazoo Diversion Canal has put the local [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 3,2012
Tags: dredge, drought, dry, engineers, federal agency, port, river, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — This year due to low water levels throughout the region and past flood damages, the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend approximately $6.84 million on port dredging in an attempt to keep ports in operation. Dredging will be performed through contracted dredging at six ports along the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 20,2012
Tags: drought, dry, maritime, river, river traffic, ship, shipping, traffic, water, water level
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River is slipping into record low territory, but traffic is not expected to be affected. The Mississippi River at Vicksburg has fallen from 16.9 feet May 1 to 8.8 feet yesterday. It is predicted to drop to 6.1 feet by July 11 unless there is significant rainfall in the Upper [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Starkville Main Street District is sponsoring a survey being conducted throughout the summer on residents’ ideas about parking capacity and demand. The Starkville Daily News reports the survey is being conducted by Emily Gillylen, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public policy and administration at Mississippi State University. Help is coming from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 12,2012
Tags: borrowing, county government, equipment, loans, repairs, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, traffic, transportation
WASHINGTON COUNTY — Washington County will borrow $1.5 million to repair local roads and buy road-working equipment, The Delta Democrat Times reports. Supervisor Troy Wesley Sr. says board members did a tour of the county roads about three or four months ago and assessed what roads were in bad shape. Wesley says the county expects [...] [...]
JACKSON — A project to turn the main thoroughfare in downtown Jackson into a two-way street is expected to start by year’s end. The city must have state approval for construction plans on the Capitol Street project by Sept. 30. Work needs to begin no later than January, or it will miss out on millions [...] [...]
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