Mississippi governor will call special session to deal with state’s crumbling roads, bridges
Gov. Phil Bryant will call a two-day special session of the Legislature next week to deal with roads and bridges, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
Bryant suggested there was an agreement on how to pay maintenance and repairs of a system that has more than 100 bridges across the state closed. He said negotiators are looking for $640 million in spending over the next three years and were working to iron out a “few final details.” The session will be Aug. 23-24
He made no mention of the $700 million in BP money that Coast lawmakers are trying to secure for South Mississippi.
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This story was originally published August 16, 2018 at 10:06 AM.