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USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]
August 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT bond refinancing on I-269 project to save $3.8 million
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has refunded Highway Enhancement through Local Partnership bonds for Marshall County on the Interstate 69 project, a move that will save $3.8 million. Bond refunding is refinancing to save money on interest. “The refunding of these bonds shows that diligence and timing are everything,” says Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Mike […]
July 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT announces 2017 Equipment Roadeo winners
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently held its statewide Equipment Operators Roadeo in Jackson that featured competitors from its six districts. MDOT says the event focuses on proficiency in knowledge, skills and abilities of its maintenance workforce. Roadeos also put emphasis on training, the department adds, and looks at how employees “maintain and enhance […]
June 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT video series explains agency functions, including funding sources
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has created a video series that highlights the “transparency and accountability” of the department for Mississippi taxpayers, with a heavy emphasis on funding sources. The videos use a simplistic, “hand drawn” means of animation to highlight specific data points, such as the breakdown of federal and state funding for […]
March 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT opens I-20 railroad overpass replacing insufficient structure
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has opened a new railroad overpass on Interstate 20 west in Hinds County, replacing a low-sufficiency-rated bridge the department says had become a danger to motorists. T.L. Wallace Construction began the $12 million project in spring 2015. “The old bridge was built in 1953, and its construction had outgrown […]
December 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT releases 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released its 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that outlines four years of planned transportation projects. “This year, we held several public meetings across the state to allow members of the public to discuss with MDOT representatives and submit their feedback,” says Jeff Ely, MDOT Planning Director. “Public […]
December 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drought, soil contraction causing highway pavements to crumble in Mississippi
The long-term drought in Mississippi isn’t just causing problems for agriculture and recreation, it’s also impacting highway pavements, according to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials. “Our roads have suffered the effects of extreme loss of rainfall throughout Mississippi,” says MDOT Commissioner Tom King, Southern Transportation District. “Our biggest problem is large cracks in the […]
December 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT takes lawmakers out to see deteriorating road and bridge conditions
In an effort to help lawmakers better understand why funding is needed to repair Mississippi’s roads and bridges, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) took a group of them out to several trouble spots duing the summer of 2016, wtok.com reports. “If we continue to operate under the same level of funding that we’re operating at today, then what you see […]
October 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
AASHTO adopts Mississippi DOT software for billboard controls as national standard
The American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is adopting the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) control system for outdoor advertising on billboards, which will allow the software to be used across the country and become the national standard for billboard controls. “MDOT’s goal was to develop an interactive system to electronically permit, manage and […]
June 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT, Michael Baker International win engineering award for I-55 Split Diamond Project
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michael Baker International won the Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi (ACEC/MS) for the I-55 Split Diamond Project. The $100 million project was completed in May 2015. It widened the interstate to four lanes in both directions. The project also won the […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT uses energy management program to improve efficiency at statewide facilities
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is using an Energy Management Program (EMP) it developed to improve energy efficiency and cut down on electrical expenses at its facilities across the state. The EMP, the agency says, is designed to balance facilities’ needs with what’s needed to be efficient with the aim of reducing utility and […]
March 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT launches STEM website for civil engineering career push
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a website aimed at promoting interest in careers in transportation, with a focus on civil engineering. The site, which is a part of the department’s education outreach effort, focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. “Our new STEM education site is designed as a tool to […]
February 26, 2016
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