Mississippi rural roads among the poorest, most dangerous in the US
TRIP, a national transportation research group, has released a new study on rural roads in America. The findings were not good for the Magnolia State....
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MDOT warns motorists from driving in severe weather
by Sarah Ulmer
Areas across Mississippi are seeing heavy rainfall due to Tropical Storm Cindy, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reminds motorists to use caution when traveling...
MHP set to roll out new campaign for July
by Jared Bounds
“There are a lot of national public safety campaigns, but this one is ours.” Mississippi Highway Patrol Capt. Johnny Poulos smiles as he says this....
House presents Senate with new funding ideas for state roads and bridges
by Sarah Ulmer
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn presented Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves with several new funding ideas for the state’s roads and bridges before the June...
MDOT reschedules bridge repair on I-20
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON- The Mississippi Department of Transportation has rescheduled the bridge repair for the bridge over Valley Street on I-20 Westbound for May 5 through May...
State infrastructure gets federal boost
Members of the Mississippi congressional delegation have announced a $13 million award to support work by the State of Mississippi to repair transportation infrastructure damage caused...
House and Senate clash on new tax vs use tax
It was a disagreement over a bond bill that would allocate funds for roads and bridges that caused the House to unanimously vote to send...
Special session looming for roads and bridges funding
A refusal to adopt committee reports for two bills on the House side may lead to the need of a special session before July 1....
House takes a stand for road funding
Mississippi House lawmakers stood almost unanimously to return two bills to the Senate for funding for Mississippi’s roads and bridges. SB 1509 was referred back...
MEC and House of Representative push for transportation funding
by Sarah Ulmer
Thursday in the House, a bill regarding Mississippi’s failing roads and bridges was passed by a vote of 109-7....