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MDOT studying lighting alternatives after copper thefts; expands litter pickups and volunteer cleanup programs
Summary
Mississippi Department of Transportation officials said on the Extra Mile podcast they are pursuing engineering and operational responses to repeated copper thefts from highway lighting while expanding litter‑pickup and volunteer programs in the Jackson area.
Mississippi Department of Transportation officials told the Extra Mile podcast they are studying how to curb repeated copper theft from highway lighting and are expanding litter and beautification efforts in the Jackson metro area.
"We have spent money, hundreds of thousands of dollars replacing [copper wiring]," Commissioner Willie Simmons said, describing repeated thefts that remove wiring and leave lights nonfunctional. MDOT has hired an engineering firm identified on the program as GAVA to study metro‑area…
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