Longview Road project likely to begin before the end of the year
The first stages of the long-awaited paving of Longview Road will most likely start in the next few months, after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the movement of utility wires along the roadway.
City leaders discuss borrowing millions more for streets despite mounting debt
Columbus city council is considering another round of street paving projects, following a 5-1 vote Tuesday night to further discuss the issue next month.
Oktibbeha County takes bids for Longview Road
Longview Road appears to set for paving, pending approval from the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors at its next meeting on June 17.
Oktibbeha to pave all of Longview Road
Oktibbeha County will soon pave Longview Road in its entirety, thanks to permission the county received from the Office of State Aid to expand the scope of the planned project.
Longview Road work to start in spring
The long-delayed Longview Road paving project is a step closer to becoming reality after county supervisors approved a board order for it Monday evening.
Long-delayed Longview Road project moves forward
Oktibbeha County may have clearance to pave a portion of Longview Road while awaiting federal money to complete the entire project, according to County Engineer Clyde Pritchard.
Oktibbeha residents plead with supervisors for Longview Road paving
In Oktibbeha County, just southwest of Starkville, sits a “dusty, dirty road.”
MDOT nearly done with road paving near CAFB
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has almost completed nearly five miles of paving along two entrances to the Columbus Air Force Base, thanks to amenable winter conditions.
Cold temperatures may delay paving projects
Work is well under way on a major paving project for Columbus.
Seasonal transition pushes Oktibbeha road crews
When it’s time to work, Oktibbeha County Road Manager Victor Collins says his favorite temperature is above 52 degrees.
Oktibbeha residents push supervisors for paving projects
As a group of Oktibbeha County residents called upon supervisors to invest in local infrastructure and pave their gravel roads Monday, activist Fred Allen shared with them the strategy he used to convince board members to repave New Light Road after almost a decade of lobbying: persistence.
Columbus preparing for road work
Columbus will soon begin work on a $5 million project to pave more than 90 streets across the city.
Supervisors make minor additions to Oktibbeha’s 4-year road plan
Oktibbeha County supervisors unanimously approved a $3.66 million, four-year road plan to guide infrastructure projects through Fiscal Year 2019 Monday, adding overlay efforts to a draft released earlier this month.
Oktibbeha road plan draft calls for $2M in work
An early draft of Oktibbeha County’s upcoming four-year road plan would calls for the county to spend an estimated $2.33 million on a number of infrastructure projects — including paving, resealing and overlay efforts — through 2019.
Trainer calls for millage increase to support road projects
District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer will pitch a millage increase in the next two months for countywide road paving and reclamation projects.
Our View: City’s approach to paving is still short-sighted
What is equal is not always best.
In fact, sometimes it is the worst approach.
Paving project list expected in Aug.
The city is in the final steps of ironing out a list of road projects to address with a $5 million bond issue, according to city engineer Kevin Stafford.
City adopts resolution of intent for bond issue
The Columbus City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to adopt a resolution of intent to issue up to $5 million in general obligation bonds for road and drainage improvement projects.
City council takes first step for paving bonds
The Columbus City Council unanimously voted to allow the city’s financial counsel to begin forming a finance package for $5 million in general obligation bonds for road paving.
Lowndes supervisors approve county road plan
While the Mississippi legislature debates a proposed $375 million project to repair the state’s bridges and highways, Lowndes County will have to wait only until late spring to begin its work on improving county roads.