Mississippi
Biden announces $60M grant for I-10 corridor in Mississippi
Mississippi’s Division of Transportation has acquired a $60 million grant to make enhancements to the Interstate 10 freight hall in Diamondhead, President Joe Biden’s administration introduced Tuesday.
The award is a part of almost $1.2 billion in funding made accessible from the Nationwide Infrastructure Mission Help discretionary grant program, referred to as the Mega Grant program.
The I-10 freight hall enhancements challenge was one among 9 chosen for this primary 12 months of the Mega Grant program.
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Mississippi has acquired a $60 million grant for enhancements of the Interstate 10 hall. This funding was made accessible by the Nationwide Infrastructure Mission Help.
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“From the Hoover Dam to the Golden Gate Bridge, some infrastructure initiatives are so massive and sophisticated that they defy conventional funding programs—and so vital that they change into iconic elements of the American panorama,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated in a press release in regards to the award.
I-10 might be widened from 4 to 6 lanes from simply west of Diamondhead to only east of County Farm Street.
The purpose is to enhance entry to areas throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast and main southern cities together with New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Houston and Cell, Alabama, the administration stated. The challenge facilitates entry to the close by Hancock County Port Bienville and the State Port of Gulfport, which is a strategic port for army operations, the administration stated.