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US 45:
History:
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
| State Line to Waynesboro |
4-lane Arterial |
ROW purchase began November 6, 1998. Construction
contract awarded April 2000. Paving contract awarded July 2002. The
highway was completed on November 16, 2005. |
| South Waynesboro Bypass (Winchester to US 84) |
4-lane Expressway |
Construction contract awarded June 1998. Paving contract
awarded April 2001. Completed June 2, 2003 |
| North Waynesboro Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Complete 2003 |
| Waynesboro to Shubuta |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete 2003 |
| Shubuta Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Construction contract let November 2001. Opened
September 28, 2004. |
| Shubuta to De Soto |
4-lane Arterial |
Construction contract awarded July 1997. Paving contract
awarded March 2001. The project is now complete. |
| Quitman Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Ribbon cutting May 15, 2001 |
| Quitman to Clarke / Lauderdale County Line |
4-lane Expressway |
Complete in late 1999. |
| Clarke / Lauderdale County Line to Meridian |
4-lane Expressway. |
Opened in stages during the mid-1990’s. |
| Meridian Bypass |
4-lane Freeway |
|
| Meridian to Lauderdale |
4-lane Arterial |
Built during the 1970’s. |
| Lauderdale to Scooba |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened in stages during the early 1990’s. |
| Scooba to the Kemper / Noxubee County Line |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete in 1996 or 1997. |
| Kemper / Noxubee County Line to Shuqualak |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete in 1999. |
| Shuqualak Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Complete in 1999. |
| Shuqualak Bypass to Macon Bypass (distance of 2 miles) |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete in 1999. |
| Macon Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Complete in the mid-1990’s. |
| Macon to Brooksville |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete in the mid-1990’s. |
| Through Brooksville |
4-lane Arterial |
Complete in late 1999. |
| Brooksville to Noxubee / Lowndes County Line |
2-lane Highway |
Engineering began before 2001. This project is in the STIP for ROW purchase. |
| Noxubee / Lowndes County Line to Carson Rd |
2-lane Highway |
Engineering began before 2001. ROW purchase began in 2002. This project is in the STIP for
construction. |
| Carson Rd to 4 miles south of US 82 |
2-lane Highway |
Engineering began before 2001. ROW purchase began in 2002. This project is in the STIP for
construction. |
| 4 miles south of US 82 to US 82 |
2-lane Highway |
Engineering began before 2001. ROW purchase began in 2002. This project is in the STIP for construction. |
| Through Columbus |
4-lane Boulevard |
A freeway bypass of the congested area just north of
Columbus is being planned. TEA-LU included $4 million of federal funding
for this project. |
| Columbus to Hamilton |
4-lane Arterial |
Entire segment complete by 1997. |
| Hamilton Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Entire segment complete by 1997. |
| Hamilton to 5 miles east of Aberdeen |
4-lane Arterial |
Entire segment complete by 1997. |
| 5 miles east of Aberdeen to Aberdeen |
4-lane Expressway |
Entire segment complete by 1997. |
| Through Aberdeen |
4-lane Boulevard (35 mph speed limit) |
|
| West Aberdeen Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
Opened December 17, 2001. |
| Aberdeen to US 278 |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened December 17, 2001. |
| US 278 to Nettleton |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened in early 1998. |
| Nettleton Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
|
| Nettleton to Alt US 45 near Shannon |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened in the mid-1990’s. |
| Shannon to Saltillo |
4-lane Freeway |
This segment was built in stages during the 1970’s and
1980’s. |
| Saltillo to MS 145 north of Boonville |
4-lane Expressway |
This project was one of the first projects to be built
under the 1987 4-lane Highway Program. The corridor was built in stages
and was mostly complete by the mid-1990’s. MDOT is has proposed building 3 additional interchanges along this segment, at Eculautubba Rd (west of Saltillo), at Baldwyn-Ripley Rd (near Baldwyn), and at Osborne Creek Rd (near Booneville).
Engineering on the interchanges began in 2005. |
| Booneville to Corinth |
4-lane Arterial |
|
| Corinth Bypass |
4-lane Freeway |
|
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
| MS 57 |
Interchange under construction. This will be a
partial-directional interchange to the north, and will also include a
ramp from NB MS 57 to SB US 45. There will be no access from NB US 45 to
SB MS 57 |
| Expressway under construction from MS 57 to MS 145 south of Waynesboro |
| MS 145 South of Waynesboro |
at-grade |
| Dyess Bridge Rd (on the Waynesboro Bypass) |
diamond |
| MS 184 |
at-grade |
| US 84 |
cloverleaf |
| MS 145 North of of Waynesboro |
at-grade |
| MS 145 near De Soto |
folded diamond interchange |
| MS 511 |
underpass with an access road |
| MS 18 |
diamond interchange |
| MS 145 north end of Quitman |
at-grade |
| MS 514 |
at-grade |
| MS 145 near the Clarke / Lauderdale county line |
at-grade |
| End Expressway - Begin Freeway |
| MS 145 just south of Meridian |
diamond interchange |
| Causeyville Rd |
diamond interchange |
| MS 19 |
diamond interchange |
| I-20 / I-59 |
cloverleaf interchange |
| Marion-Russel Rd |
diamond interchange |
| Dale Dr |
half-directional / half at-grade |
| End Freeway - Begin Expressway |
| MS 16 |
4-way stop |
| MS 14 |
4-way stop |
| Alt US 45 at Brooksville |
half-directional to/from the south |
| MS 388 |
at-grade |
| Expressway proposed / under ROW purchase from MS 388 to US 82 |
| MS 25 / MS 8 east of Aberdeen |
trumpet interchange |
| MS 25 South in Aberdeen |
traffic signal |
| MS 8 west of Aberdeen |
diamond interchange |
| US 278 / MS 41 |
folded diamond interchange |
| Alt US 45 / MS 145 at Shannon |
5-ramp partial cloverleaf that favors traffic going from
US 45 South to Alt US 45 South and going from Alt US 45 North to US 45
North |
| End Expressway - Begin Freeway |
| Brewer Rd |
diamond interchange |
| Verona |
diamond interchange |
| Green St (Future Corridor V / MS 6 Expressway) |
diamond interchange |
| Eason Blvd |
diamond interchange |
| MS 6 / Main St |
diamond interchange |
| Front St |
folded diamond interchange tied into the MS 178
interchange |
| MS 178 |
3-way directional |
| US 78 (Future I-22) |
Cloverleaf interchange |
| Barnes Crossing Rd |
diamond interchange |
| MS 145 at Saltillo |
diamond interchange |
| End Freeway - Begin Expressway |
| MS 348 |
diamond interchange |
| MS 370 |
diamond interchange |
| Baldwyn-Ripley Rd (CR 6100) |
traffic signal. Interchange proposed. |
| MS 30 West |
diamond interchange |
| MS 4 / MS 30 East |
diamond interchange |
| MS 145 |
at-grade |
| MS 356 |
at-grade |
| End Expressway - Begin Freeway |
| Harper Rd |
diamond interchange |
| US 72 / MS 2 West |
diamond interchange |
| Wenasoga Rd |
diamond interchange |
| MS 2 East |
diamond interchange |
Alt US 45:
History:
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
| US 45 to Noxubee / Lowndes county line |
4-lane Arterial |
Completed in late 1999. |
| Noxubee / Lowndes county line to Artesia |
2-lane Highway |
ROW purchase began August 13, 1998. Construction
contract awarded October 2001. Paving contract was let in 2004.
Estimated completion is in mid 2007. |
| Artesia to US 82 |
4-lane Arterial |
Completed in 2001. |
| US 82 to West Point |
4-lane Arterial |
Completed in the early 1990’s. |
| Through West Point |
5-lane Boulevard |
|
| West Point to MS 25 |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened January 19, 1999. |
| MS 25 to MS 8 |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened September 23, 1998. |
| MS 8 to Okolona Bypass |
4-lane Arterial |
Opened June 2, 1999. |
| Okolona Bypass (MS 245 to US 45 / MS 145) |
4-lane Expressway |
Completed in early 1998. |
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
| US 45 at Brookville |
partial-directional to/from the south |
| MS 388 |
at-grade |
| MS 182 |
overpass with access roads |
| US 82 |
diamond interchange with US 82 as the through route |
| MS 25 north of West Point |
trumpet interchange |
| MS 382 |
at-grade |
| MS 8 |
diamond interchange |
| MS 245 |
at-grade |
| MS 41 |
diamond interchange |
| US 45 / MS 145 at Shannon |
5-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange |
MS 48:
(see MS 24)
US 49:
US 49 is an old expressway, the first large-scale 4-lane non-Interstate project to be built in Mississippi, from Gulfport to Yazoo City. The 4-lane highway was built by paving a second set of lines to the existing 2-lane road. Today, the older set of lanes, usually the southbound lanes, are very old and have a substandard design. In some areas, the old lanes are being reconstructed. MDOT
would like to convert the entire highway to an interstate-compatible freeway,
but the money for that project currently does not exist. Instead, the most
congested segments will be upgraded or bypassed first.
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
|
US 90 to MS 53 |
4-lane Boulevard |
A bypass is an immediate
priority
under Vision 21. |
|
MS 53 to Hattiesburg |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Through Hattiesburg |
4-lane Boulevard |
A bypass of the segment
immediately north of
I-59 is an immediate
priority
under Vision 21. |
|
Hattiesburg to Magee |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Through Magee |
4-lane Boulevard |
A bypass is an immediate
priority
under Vision 21. |
|
Magee to Florence |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Florence to Richland |
4-lane Boulevard |
A bypass is an immediate
priority
under Vision 21. Vision
21 plans for the bypass
to intersect with I-20
at the current MS 475
interchange. |
|
2 miles south of I-20 to
I-20 |
4-lane Expressway |
The Stack III
interchange project will
build a freeway for the
first mile south I-20. |
|
Along the multiplex with
I-20 |
6-lane Freeway |
|
|
Along the multiplex with
I-220 |
4-lane Freeway |
|
|
I-220 to Flora |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Flora Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
|
|
Flora to Bentonia |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Bentonia Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
|
|
Bentonia to Yazoo City |
4-lane Arterial |
|
|
Through Yazoo City |
5-lane Boulevard |
|
|
US 49 splits into US 49W
and US 49E. US 49W
continues north as an
expressway. |
|
US 61 to the Arkansas
border |
2-lane Highway |
4-laning is a mid-range proposal under Vision 21. |
History:
| Date |
Activity |
| 1968 |
The US 49 expressway between Gulfport and Florence
(south of Jackson) is built |
| 1972 |
The 4-lane non-expressway stretch just south of I-20 is
complete |
| Between 1979 and 1981 |
Expressway from Jackson to Yazoo City is complete. The
last segment to be completed was through Madison County and up to Bentonia. |
| May 27, 2002 |
Traffic signal activated at Wal-Mart in Wiggins |
| 2004 |
Engineering began on a new interchange at MS 35 |
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
| US 90 |
traffic signal |
| I-10 |
interchange |
| MS 53 |
traffic signal |
| Existing MS 67 |
at-grade |
| Future MS 67 (north of Saucier) |
trumpet interchange under construction |
| MS 149 Wiggins |
at-grade |
| MS 26 |
diamond interchange |
| MS 149 Wiggins |
at-grade |
| MS 13 |
at-grade |
| US 98 |
6-ramp partial cloverleaf |
| Sullivan Rd |
A signal will be installed |
| US 11 |
cloverleaf |
| MS 198 |
traffic signal |
| I-55 |
interchange |
| North Hattiesburg |
traffic signal |
| MS 589 |
at-grade |
| Existing US 84 |
diamond interchange |
| Future US 84 expressway |
6-ramp partial cloverleaf favoring US 84 |
| MS 149 Mount Olive |
at-grade |
| MS 35 |
interchange planned. ROW was purchased in 2003, and
construction will begin in 2005. |
| MS 149 Mount Olive |
at-grade |
| MS 28 |
traffic signal |
| MS 545 |
at-grade |
| MS 149 Magee |
at-grade |
| Magee |
two traffic signals |
| MS 149 Magee |
at-grade |
| MS 540 |
at-grade |
| MS 13 |
diamond interchange |
| MS 469 |
traffic signal |
| I-20 |
interchange ("The Stack") |
US 49-W:
History:
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
| Yazoo City Bypass east of MS 3 |
4-lane Expressway |
Construction and paving contract awarded July 1998. |
| Yazoo City Bypass west of MS 3 |
4-lane Expressway |
Construction and paving contract awarded May 1998. |
| Yazoo City to Silver City |
4-lane Expressway |
The construction and paving contract was awarded in June
2001 and the northbound lanes
opened to 2-way traffic on January 13, 2004. The expressway was opened
on May 19, 2004. |
| Silver City to Inverness |
4-lane Arterial |
|
| Inverness Bypass |
4-lane Expressway |
|
| Inverness to Indianola |
4-lane Arterial |
A roundabout will be built at US 82, with
construction starting in 2004. |
North of Yazoo City, the expressway will head straight north for three miles north of existing MS 3, crossing the Yazoo River 2 miles north of MS 3, before heading northwest. It will cross the county line 2 1/2 miles south of the little northwest corner formed by the county lines. 1 mile after the county line, it will again turn north, and then go north 2 1/2 miles before heading northwest again to meet the existing expressway at Silver City.
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
| The new alignment around Yazoo City |
Will include two trumpet interchanges: one at the future
US 49 / US 49W / US 49E split and one at MS 3. |
US 49-E:
History:
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
| Yazoo City to Sidon |
2-lane Highway |
4-laning is a long-range proposal under Vision 21. |
| Sidon to US 82 |
2-lane Highway |
Engineering began in 2004. This project is in the STIP for ROW purchase. It will be
built as a 5-lane boulevard. |
US 51:
There are two short high-speed 4-lane highway segments of US 51 in northern Mississippi.
The southern segment runs between Tie Plant and Grenada. Because this
parallels I-55 a few miles to the east, the 4-lane
arterial serves local traffic and, along with MS 8, acts as a spur from I-55.
The northern segment is located in Coldwater. This mile-long segment is a divided 4-lane
expressway with no paved shoulders and a 45 mph speed limit. There are no driveways on the expressway, and access for the adjourning properties is provided by frontage roads. This expressway segment exists because of traffic in downtown Coldwater. I-55 carries through traffic through the area and is located less than 1 1/2 miles to the east of the US 51 expressway.
History:
| Segment |
Activity |
| Grenada segment |
completed in 2000 |
| Coldwater segment |
very old |
Junction Log - Coldwater Segment:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
| The only major intersection on it is Central Ave |
4-way stop, which carries Scenic Route 304 to the west
towards Arkabutla Lake. |
MS 53:
Two different groups are advocating the 4-laning of MS 53. The Gulf Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization calls for
a 4-lane highway from US 49 to Lizana (about 9 miles) as a long-range proposal. The
Vision 21 Plan of the Mississippi Legislature calls for a larger plan, calling
for a 4-lane highway from US 49 to I-59 an immediate priority.
MS 57:
The MS 63 expressway will become the MS 57 expressway starting at a point one mile east of the current east end of the MS 57/63 multiplex. Then, for 11 miles, it will run north paralleling existing MS 57 one mile to the east. From there it will follow the existing routing of MS 57 north to State Line. The new highway will bypass State Line to the east. It will be slightly less than a mile away from Alabama when crossing the Wayne / Greene County Line and will meet up with existing US 45 one mile north of its entrance into Mississippi.
History:
| Segment |
Current Status |
History / Future Plans |
| US 90 to I-10 |
4-lane Arterial |
|
| I-10 to Vancleave |
2-lane Highway |
Currently working on environmental impact statement.
It will most likely include a
western bypass of Vancleave. Engineering work began in 2004. TEA-LU
included $6 million of federal funding for this project. |
| Vancleave to US 98 |
2-lane Highway |
4-laning is a long-range proposal under Vision 21. |
| US 98 to Leakesville |
2-lane Highway |
There are no plans to 4-lane this segment. |
| Leakesville to Turkey Creek |
2-lane Highway |
ROW purchase began September 14, 1998. Construction
contract let on November 23, 2004. Paving is included in a later project
of the STIP. |
| Turkey Creek to State Line |
2-lane Highway |
ROW purchase began September 14, 1998. The construction
contract was let on November 25, 2003. Construction will begin on March
11, 2004. Paving is included in a later project of the STIP. |
| State Line Bypass |
2-lane Highway |
Construction began in 2003 and paving is included in a
later project of the STIP. This will be a short freeway with interchanges at US 45 and a
relocated MS 42. |
Sources:
Adam Froehlig,
Jake Wimberley, Billy Riddle,
Mississippi DOT,
Chris Lawrence,
AA Roads,
The Sun-Herald,
Clarksdale Press-Register,
Meridian Star,
Natchez Democrat,
Vicksburg Post,
Biloxi Sun-Herald, Zachary Bugg
Last Updated: 3/5/06
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