CONGRESSMAN BENNIE G. THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $35,000,000 AWARDED TO MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Washington, D.C.] – Today, United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announces an award of $35,000,000 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation for road improvements to US 49 from Bentonia, Mississippi to Yazoo City, Mississippi.

This project will consist of approximately 10-miles of roadway improvements to include: asphalt overlay, removal, and replacement of failed areas in concrete pavement, reconstructed concrete island, curb, and gutter, wider paved shoulders, slope repairs, repair of damaged drainage, structures, and replacement of striping, RPMs, and rumble strips.

“I want to thank the Biden-Harris Administration for making these funds available for states to compete and the Mississippi Department of Transportation for submitting a winning application,” said Congressman Thompson.

“We are grateful to Congressman Thompson for his 100% voting record on legislation to improve our highways. US 49 is the main corridor from Jackson, Mississippi, to the Mississippi Delta and lies at the heart of commercial, public, and school transportation,” said Willie Simmons, Central Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Transportation.