Planned Transportation Spending
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. share
Proposed Spending, FY 2010-FY2013
Project Type | Cost (Millions) | |
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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
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bce1
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bmr6
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bp1
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nrc45
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othr28
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rmmw16
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sfty2
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tran2