Transportation and Housing and Urban Development

• Washington Street Bridge Replacement, Vicksburg, MS

  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

  TCSP - Transportation & Community & System Preservation

  City of Vicksburg

  1401 Walnut Street

  Vicksburg, MS 39181

  $2,000,000

  • Funding for the replacement of the Washington Street Bridge. The current bridge has been closed since January 2009 due to safety concerns. The closure of this bridge has had significant impact on the on the local economy of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

• Taborian Hospital Healthcare and Research Complex

  Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

  Economic Development Initiatives (EDI)

  City of Mound Bayou

  106 Green Avenue

  Mound Bayou, MS 38762

  $2,000,000

  • Funds to develop a site to preserve exhibits, monuments, and collections, and develop education and outreach programs.

  Fortification Street Improvements Project

  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

  TCSP - Transportation & Community & System Preservation

  City of Jackson

  219 South President Street

  Jackson, MS 39205

  $2,500,000

  • Funding will be used for the reconstruction of Fortification Street, a key northern gateway to the mid-city, is an essential element of the broader Belhaven/Belhaven Heights development plan. Affected will be 1.2 miles of an existing four and five lane curb and gutter section from Mill Street to Greymount Street.

JATRAN Fleet Replacement

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Buses & Bus Facilities

City of Jackson

219 South President Street

Jackson, MS 39205

$1,000,000

• JATRAN Fleet Replacement includes bus replacement and bus safety enhancement. This project is part of Jackson's ongoing program for replacement of its aging fleet of JATRAN fixed route buses. Funding in the amount of $1.8 million will allow JATRAN to continue to upgrade its rolling stock and purchase new or modified buses and vehicles to replace its oldest ones that have exceeded their "useful lives" as defined by FTA. Part of the same funding would also be used for bus security enhancement.

Institute for Multimodal Transportation

Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST)

Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

Jackson State University

1400 Lynch Street

Jackson, MS 39217

• The IMTrans at JSU is one of the Title III University Transportation Centers (UTCs), supported by the Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The major objective of IMTrans is to develop innovative programs in transportation education and research to serve the special needs of the state of Mississippi and our community. IMTrans serves the community through transportation education, research, and technology transfer.