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More than $22 million in federal grants headed to Mississippi rail crossings and streets
More than $22 million in federal grant money is headed to Mississippi for rail crossings and safer streets.
Senator Roger Wicker welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation awards, split between two programs.
Rail Crossing Elimination grants
- Pike County: $4,000,000 to carry U.S. Highway 51 over a Canadian National rail spur at Metro-Pike Industrial Park
- Hattiesburg: $2,489,608 to develop future grade separations in the city
- George County: $1,300,000 to study separating or eliminating two railroad crossings
Safe Streets and Roads for All grants
- Mississippi State University: $4,874,757 for the Blackjack Road safety corridor near campus
- Columbus: $4,664,741 for the Fifth Street Corridor project downtown
- Laurel: $2,256,000 for pedestrian and roadway safety on North 10th Avenue
- University of Mississippi Medical Center: $1,744,259 for post-crash care demonstration projects across seven central Mississippi counties
- Biloxi: $600,000 for continuous sidewalks and pedestrian safety on the south side of Pass Road
- Byhalia: $200,000 to plan a corridor safety study on MS 309
(Eliminating rail grade crossings will allow Mississippians to commute to and from work with fewer disruptions and dangers) — Senator Roger Wicker
Story tip: Tommy Parker
Source: Office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker
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