Madison County staff says Catlett Road relocation will include five-lane segment; drainage review will determine utility impacts

Madison County project staff provided an update on the Catlett Road relocation project, saying they will submit conceptual plans to “Tim” on Friday and that a five‑lane configuration will remain between Deweese and the relocated Catlett Road.

The design update matters because the drainage analysis that follows the conceptual submittal will determine how many utilities must be relocated or modified, staff said. Until drainage impacts are known, the county cannot provide an accurate count of affected utilities.

“Completed our survey and also the property survey. So, they should be complete with that. We are submitting our conceptual plans to Tim, Friday,” Staff member, project staff, said. “At that point in time, once we know the impact with the drainage, we will be able to give a accurate assessment on how many utilities we're affecting along with the way partials in which we have started the breaching out process with the the camp.”

Staff said the next design stage will be the drainage design and that, after the county’s preliminary layout is prepared, utilities will be provided more information. “They know we're coming and they know to expect more information from us once we get our preliminary layout to them,” Staff member said.

Board members asked technical questions about soils and lane configuration. “Jay, have you have you all, been able to look at the road itself and see, any a lot of yazoo clay in it,” a Board member asked; Staff member replied that they expect similar findings and that Burns Cooley would be contacted to set a schedule for field work.

The project will tie into a currently under‑construction three‑lane section at Catlett; staff said there will be a transition from the existing three lanes to five lanes, and that the five‑lane section will extend between Deweese and the relocated Catlett Road. “We're still looking at a 5 lane,” the Board member said, and Staff member confirmed the plan to have five lanes in that segment.

No formal action or vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the exchange was a project update and questions from the board. Next steps identified in the update are the submittal of conceptual plans to Tim, a short review period, drainage design, follow‑up coordination with utilities, and a scheduled field visit by Burns Cooley to finish site investigations.

Details not specified in the exchange include the full name or title of “Tim,” the exact number of utilities likely to be affected, a firm schedule for final design completion, and funding sources for construction.