The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has released $712.5 million to Mississippi.The Mississippi Department of Transportation will decide how the millions are used in the state. The money goes toward 12 programs for improvements to roads, bridges, tunnels, carbon emission reduction and safety improvements.More than 7,000 bridges need repairs across Mississippi. Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack said the money will help “make infrastructure safer and more efficient.”Right now, it’s still being determined how much of the funding will go to the city of Jackson to fix its infrastructure issues. The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the 2023 fiscal year.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has released $712.5 million to Mississippi.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will decide how the millions are used in the state. The money goes toward 12 programs for improvements to roads, bridges, tunnels, carbon emission reduction and safety improvements.
More than 7,000 bridges need repairs across Mississippi.
Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack said the money will help “make infrastructure safer and more efficient.”
Right now, it’s still being determined how much of the funding will go to the city of Jackson to fix its infrastructure issues.
The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the 2023 fiscal year.
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