Planned Transportation Spending

Mississippi

An examination of Mississippi's 2010-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals new road capacity projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (45 percent). Projects classified as “other”* follow at 28 percent of the STIP. Road maintenance/minor widening projects comprise 16 percent of the planned spending, and bridge maintenance/replacement projects account for 6 percent. Safety projects and transit projects** each make up 2 percent of spending. Bicycle/pedestrian projects comprise 1 percent of the STIP and bridge capacity expansion projects less than 1 percent.

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Proposed Spending, FY 2010-FY2013

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $5,177.44
Bridge Capacity Expansion $3.00
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $318.13
Bicycle/Pedestrian $70.87
New Road Capacity $2,333.15
Other $1,451.34
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $797.76
Safety $112.15
Transit** $91.04

* This category includes $1,412.5 million in unanticipated program/project cost escalations.
** Transit total does not include $872,064 in ARRA funds for transit operating assistance.
*** Mississippi’s published STIP shows some road/bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components, but these projects were not included in the document provided to TSTC by Mississippi DOT.

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bce
    1
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • bmr
    6
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • bp
    1
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • nrc
    45
    New Road Capacity
  • othr
    28
    Other
  • rmmw
    16
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • sfty
    2
    Safety
  • tran
    2
    Transit
All percentages rounded

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