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Roadbuilding

MDOT receives ITS Award

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has won the Best New Innovative Practice – Partnership Deployment award in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) America’s “Best of ITS Awards,” honoring the most innovative, effective and influential achievements in the ITS industry. MDOT was recognized for the Mississippi River Bridges – Incident Management, Freight Movement and Security […]

October 21, 2014

Roadbuilding

MDOT honored with America’s Transportation Award

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) took home top honors in the southeast regional America’s Transportation Awards during the 2014 Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) Conference. MDOT’s work on Sangani Boulevard in D’Iberville was honored in the Quality of Life/Community Development category. The $7.7 million project relieves congestion for drivers, improves safety […]

September 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Five projects receive southern regional America’s Transportation Awards

Five transportation projects have won awards in the sixth annual southern regional America’s Transportation Awards competition. The competition, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recognizes transportation projects in three main categories: “Ahead of Schedule,” “Under Budget” and “Best Use of Innovation.” The […]

August 28, 2013

Roadbuilding

Rolling River

Three states join hands to upgrade lower Mississippi River bridges with ITS.

August 7, 2013

Roadbuilding

Mississippi’s I-269 project to be completed by FY2018

Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert said during an address to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council Infrastructure Committee that the I-269 project in Mississippi should be completed by the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the Desoto Times Tribune reported. The project includes a loop through eastern DeSoto County to Highway 385. Tagert added that five of […]

April 18, 2013

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges 2012 Bridge Inventory

America’s structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge count slowly, steadily falling.

November 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT awards Granite Construction $22.4 million bridge demolition project

WATSONVILLE, Calif.–Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22.4 million contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the demolition of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bridge located approximately 100 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. The scope of the project includes demolition and removal of the 2.25-mile steel through-truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River. […]

January 13, 2010