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Senator urges progress on 7-mile Port Gibson bypass; MDOT says project is in capacity program
Summary
Senator Bob pressed MDOT to finish a seven-mile segment of Highway 61 between Vicksburg and Natchez to support local growth; Director White said the Port Gibson project is prioritized in MDOT's capacity program and preconstruction work is underway.
Senator Bob told the committee that a seven-mile gap on Highway 61 near Port Gibson has delayed local growth and planning, citing the area's historical assets and tourism connections. He asked for updates and expressed urgency: "we cannot make plans for growth until we see that the land has been identified... for the bypass to go around Port Gibson," he said.
Director White responded that the Port Gibson project is among the capacity program priorities and that the commission and a commissioner (Simmons) had helped re-energize the effort; he said MDOT is working through preconstruction phases and offered to provide a more detailed report to the senator after the hearing. "We're working through the preconstruction phases now, and I'm happy to give you a more detailed report after the committee hearing I can get that for you," White said.
