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MDOT uses lottery money to repave state highways
MDOT uses lottery money to repave state highways By WLBT Digital | January 29, 2021 at 7:04 AM CST - Updated January 29 at 9:45 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) says that new funds from the state lottery have resulted in much-needed maintenance projects and repaved over 250 miles of highway across the state.
Officials said the roughly $80 million in lottery funds and the Mississippi Transportation Commission put a priority on pavement restoration, focusing on upgrades to aging infrastructures.
“We don’t gamble on safety. MDOT wasted no time putting these funds to use and awarded numerous projects throughout the state, many are already underway,” said Commissioner Tom King, chair, Mississippi Transportation Commission. “MDOT is very appreciative of the legislature for designating a portion of the lottery proceeds to Mississippi’s maintenance needs.”
Ft. Bayou bridge project begins, full shutdown still planned
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has begun a $20 million upgrade to the Ft. Bayou bridge in Ocean Springs, with traffic already reduced to one lane each way and a full shutdown still to come.
The project will rehabilitate and upgrade the bridge, with work including replacing the streel deck on the drawbridge. Also planned are upgrades to the bridge’s motor, generator, gears and axels, as well as a repainting of the bridge.
MDOT awarded the bridge project contract to C.E.C., Inc., of Lafayette, La.
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