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Truck scales going underground

by Associated Press Published: January 18,2010

Tags: highways and bridges, state agency, technology, transportation

VICKSBURG — Scales on Mississippi highways in seven counties will be replaced this year with underground weight-measuring systems expected to streamline weigh-ins for longer trucks. The Associated Press reports updates are sorely needed because scales in place for more than 20 years, such as those near Bovina on each side of Interstate 20 in Warren County, [...] [...]

State’s highway system ranks higher

by Wally Northway Published: December 21,2009

Tags: highways and bridges, transportation

According to Reason Foundation’s “18th Annual Highway Report,” Mississippi’s highway system ranks 27th in the nation in overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness. And, the Magnolia State was one of only three states to post double-digit gains. The study finds over half of all state-owned highways across the country are congested and 25 percent of bridges are deficient [...] [...]

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