Mississippi Legislature earmarks $25M for I-55 widening
Mississippi lawmakers allocated $25 million for the long-awaited Interstate 55 widening project in Southaven. The amount is $100 million less than expected. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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.
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Beth Sullivan covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. Previously, she worked at The Austin Chronicle as an assistant editor and columnist.
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