Hwy 389 project to convert section to 3-lane, add walking paths
Mississippi Department of Transportation is preparing a resurfacing and “reconfiguration” project for a section of Highway 389 — from Highway 182 to Highway 82.
Design plans for $12M Highway 182 project unveiled at open house
Henry Vaughn has lived near Highway 182 all his life. As a child, he said, he and his friends would sit by the highway and count the cars that drove by.
By 2024, there will be a lot more than passing cars to count there if the city has its way.
“It’s going to look a lot different,” said Vaughn, who serves as Ward 7 alderman. “Hopefully, we’ll bring a lot more business to this side of town.”
More details released on Highway 182 renovation plans
STARKVILLE — The multimillion-dollar makeover of a mile of Highway 182, from Long Street to Old West Point Road, will be completely designed and ready to bid in a year, project manager Clark Bailey of the Kimley-Horn engineering firm told aldermen at their Friday work session.
Federal grant to fund $12.66M in improvements along Highway 182
About a mile of downtown Starkville along Highway 182, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will get a long-awaited makeover thanks to a $12.66 million federal grant, the largest infrastructure grant the city has ever received, Mayor Lynn Spruill announced Wednesday.
MSU marketing professor unveils ‘UpTown’ branding for 182 project
Starkville’s Highway 182 redevelopment plan aims to rebrand a portion of the languishing thoroughfare as a vibrant, inclusive area through colorful visuals, improved landscaping and crowd-gathering spaces in an effort to transform the area’s image and help bring about new investments.
182 redevelopment plan: Add retail, improve aesthetics
Starkville officials and out-of-town consultants concluded a week of public input session on a redevelopment plan for Highway 182 Thursday.
Lynn Spruill: Another charrette
Starkville served up a city-wide open invitation to participate in yet another community project. This one is to facilitate a vision for arguably our most downtrodden through street, Highway 182.
Starkville will seek outside funding for 182 infrastructure improvements
Starkville is likely to pursue grants and other outside funding sources to help improve Highway 182’s infrastructure after many participants of recent redevelopment meetings said the corridor’s lack of bike lanes and suffering aesthetics are the corridor’s main weaknesses.
Highway 182 redevelopment plan expected Sept. 30
Planners with the Alabama- and Tennessee-based firm Farmer Morgan LLC announced Wednesday they’ll complete a Highway 182 redevelopment and marketing initiative by the end of September.
Highway 182 corridor development meeting set
Starkville officials, planners and business developers are set to pitch ideas about how to draw new businesses to the Highway 182 business corridor in a public meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Highway 182 improvement project given green light
Starkville commuters should see increased activity and potential delays on Miss. Highway 182 in the coming weeks as workers begin a significant improvement project to the important thoroughfare.
Aldermen consider redevelopment district Tuesday
Starkville officials are hopeful a proposed redevelopment district for a portion of the Miss. Highway 182 corridor will help spur growth and investments, thereby broadening the city’s tax base in the future.
Officials hope Highway 182 upgrade will lure new businesses
Starkville officials are optimistic a series of completed and ongoing projects will spur Highway 128 redevelopment and bring new businesses to one of the town’s most crucial corridors.
Repaving work on Highway 182 through Columbus begins
Crews with Falcon Construction Co. Monday will continue work to pave Highway 182 from the Alabama state line to Plymouth Road, with work near the Luxapalilla Bridge.