MS intermodal grants: $10.1M

Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced $10.1M in grants from the Mississippi Transportation Commission for intermodal projects for regional and municipal airports, ports, railroads and public transit systems throughout the Magnolia State. Eight ports received funding, including the Port of Pascagoula, $480,000 for improvements at South Terminal; Lowndes County Port, $739,000 for crawler crane replacement; Port of Greenville, $396,000 for port property and facility renovation; and the Port of Itawamba, $316,818 for equipment for bulk material handling. Four railroads received funding, including the Rail Authority of East Mississippi, $247,500; Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, $350,00; Mississippi Alabama Railroad Authority, $297,000. Twenty-three airports received funding, including the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, $345,800 – Stennis International Airport; City of Columbia and Marion County, $169,062 – Columbia-Marion County Airport; City of Columbus and Lowndes County, $199,712 – Columbus-Lowndes County Airport; Golden Triangle Regional Airport Authority, $199,782 – Golden Triangle Regional Airport; Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport Authority, $130,321 – Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport; Laurel Airport Authority, $125,369 – Hesler-Noble Field; Meridian Airport Authority, $68,725 – Key Field; Hinds Community College, $575,000 – John Bell Williams Airport; City of Starkville, $71,540 – George M. Bryan Field; Tunica County Airport Commission and Tunica County Board of Supervisors, $52,146 – Tunica Airport; and City of Vicksburg, $67,320 – Vicksburg Airport. Funding comes from the Multimodal Transportation Improvement Fund. Money from this fund is allocated specifically to support multimodal grants annually. (Source: MS News 07/20/19)