The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) recently announced $3.7 million in funding for intermodal projects throughout the Northern District.
The commission approved the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to award grants to regional and municipal airports, ports, railroads and public transit systems throughout north Mississippi.
“MDOT’s responsibilities include maintaining and improving the state’s highways and interstates, but also focuses on providing a safe intermodal transportation network for airports, ports and waterways, railroads and public transit,” said Commissioner Mike Tagert, Northern Transportation District. “Each of these modes of transportation play a vital role in transporting people, goods and services that promote economic growth and development throughout Mississippi.”
Funding for these multimodal grants comes from the Multimodal Transportation Improvement Fund. Money from this fund is allocated specifically to support multimodal grants each year. Grant applications, which include project details and funds requested, are reviewed and approved by a multimodal committee specific to each separate mode of transportation.
Four ports received funding:
• Yellow Creek State Port Authority, $400,000 - operations facility and rail yard.
• Lowndes County Port, $739,000 - crawler crane replacement.
• Port of Amory, $214,286 - raise industrial site elevation.
• Port of Itawamba, $316,818 - equipment for bulk material handling.
One railroad received funding:
• Mississippian Railway, $314,820
Ten airports received funding:
• Panola County Board of Supervisors, $351,095 - Panola County Airport
• City of Columbus and Lowndes County, $199,712 - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
• Golden Triangle Regional Airport Authority, $199,782 - Golden Triangle Regional Airport
• City of Holly Springs, Marshall County and MCIDA, $312,019 - Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport
• City of Louisville and Winston County, $157,584 - Louisville-Winston County Airport
• City of New Albany and Union County, $37,900 - New Albany-Union County Airport
• City of Okolona, $25,943 - Okolona Municipal Airport
• City of Olive Branch, $78,400 - Olive Branch
• City of Starkville, $71,540 - George M. Bryan Field
• Tunica County Airport Commission and Tunica County Board of Supervisors, $52,146 - Tunica Airport
Six public transits received funding:
• Aaron Henry Community Health Services, $111,343
• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Transit, $38,657
• Mississippi Valley State University Mass Transit, $25,580
• Northeast Mississippi Community Services, $73,200
• Oxford University Transit, $57,279
• Starkville-MSU Area Rapid Transit (SMART), $23,966
For more information about these or other MDOT maintenance and construction projects, visit MDOTtraffic.com, download the free MDOT Traffic mobile app or like and follow @MississippiDOT on Facebook and Twitter.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for providing a safe intermodal transportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, cost-efficient and environmentally sensitive manner. MDOT’s objective is to maximize taxpayer’s dollars by providing a safe, efficient multimodal network that enhances economic stability and growth. For more information, visit GoMDOT.com.
