MDOT plan has little money for new projects
The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently released its Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for 2017-20.
Noticeably absent from the STIP is new four-lane highway construction.
Officials with the agency have been saying for some time they barely have enough money to maintain the current transportation system – much less add to it.
Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert said the newly released STIP proves that point.
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12/8/16
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