I-55 bridge to close for two weeks
The closure will begin Sunday, March 10. Motorists are asked to use Interstate 40 as a detour.
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The closure will begin Sunday, March 10. Motorists are asked to use Interstate 40 as a detour.
Among all of the needs facing Mississippi’s fastest-growing county, the supervisors said Monday that widening parts of I-55 is the board’s highest priority.
A lobbyist spent time with the DeSoto County Economic Development Council recently to outline how he plans to advocate for the major work on Interstate 55 during the next state legislative session.
DeSoto County officials didn’t get all of the funding they wanted for improvements to Interstate 55 south of the Tennessee state line, but they did get some funds to funds to get started.
Traffic at Commerce Street and Interstate 55 in Hernando has outgrown the original 1960s design. With no room to widen it more, the city is looking to legislators for help.
After years of asking, DeSoto County officials will soon see a widening of Interstate 55 after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced funding for the first phase.
DeSoto County officials head to Jackson on Thursday to lobby state legislators for funds to widen Interstate 55, eliminating a bottleneck where it narrows and making the expressway safer.
DeSoto leaders have asked for funding to widen I-55, U.S. 51 and Miss. 305 multiple times, but those requests have fallen on deaf ears.
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