Wicker's Statement on the $44 Million Awarded to Mississippi's Safe Streets for All

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after five cities is Mississippi were awarded $44 million in roadway funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. These projects are possible because of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Senator Wicker helped negotiate as a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee.

"Improved roadways lead to improved safety and increased commerce. I have continually advocated for these investments in Mississippi's infrastructure. I am eager for these grants to be implemented across the state. These upgrades will provide safer, more convenient travel options for drivers and pedestrians alike."

The grants for Mississippi will support:

1. City of D'Iberville: $7,920,000 to construct Phase One safety improvements on Lamey Bridge Road, which will reduce crashes and enable a safe bicyclist and pedestrian link to a future I-10 crossing.
2. City of Ridgeland: $15,653,600 to reconfigure West Jackson Street between Sunnybrook Road and U.S. Highway 51 with a corridor road diet, safer crossings, and upgraded pedestrian and bicyclist facilities.
3. Hinds County: $20,000,000 to reconstruct a 2.75-mile segment of Robinson Road between Interstate 220 and West Capitol Street to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes and improve multimodal safety.
4. Bolivar County Board of Supervisors: $200,000 to conduct baseline data collection, supplemental planning activities, and demonstration activities to inform and update a countywide Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Deliverables include crash and speed analyses, tactical urbanism pilots, before-and-after evaluation using video analytics and GIS mapping, and an updated Safety Action Plan with performance measures to guide future implementation.
5. Tunica County Board of Supervisors: $248,000 to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan for Tunica County, Mississippi. The Safety Action Plan will include leadership commitment, a planning committee, a 5-year crash analysis, a high-injury network, two rounds of public engagement, and a web-based dashboard and annual scorecard to track targets and progress.