Columbus has been approved for the state funding necessary to build the first of several planned roundabouts downtown.
The city council on Tuesday formally accepted a Mississippi Department of Transportation grant to build a small roundabout at Main and Second streets, which is adjacent to Harvey's Restaurant and a Chevron convenience store. Councilmen also tapped the Neel-Schaffer engineering firm to begin design work for the project.
City Engineer Kevin Stafford, who works for Neel-Schaffer,
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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