Transportation
Mississippi Highway 44 Extension
State Aid Project No. MS-038-39(1)B
Lawrence and Marion Counties, Mississippi
The Highway 44 Extension project has been a wonderful opportunity for South-Central Mississippi to enhance economic development and community services by connecting two communities. A new Pearl River crossing at this location has been a dream of many local residents for decades. This project is an opportunity to turn that dream into a reality.
The Project consists of providing design engineering and related services for a proposed roadway which will extend Mississippi Highway 44 from Jayess, Mississippi to intersect with Mississippi Highway 13, a distance of approximately 19 miles. The services provided are:
- Development of environmental assessment and route location documents in compliance with Federal Highway Administration Requirements;
- Right-of-way acquisition surveys and documents;
- Geotechnical investigations;
- Field surveys and related documents; and
- Design and preparation of construction drawings and specifications.
The Project will consist of the routing, and design of a two-lane roadway designated as Project No. MS-038-39(1)B and referred to as the Mississippi Highway 44 Extension. The proposed general routing calls for the roadway to begin near Jayess in Lawrence County and extend easterly across Mississippi Highway 27, Mississippi Highway 587, Illinois Central Railroad, the Pearl River and ending at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 13 in Marion County. The project, approximately 19 miles in length is expected to include intersection with Mississippi Highway 44, Mississippi Highway 587 and Mississippi Highway 13, bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad, bridge over the Pearl River, and intersection with local roadways along the route. Design features which are required in the development of the environmental assessment and route location documents will be included in the project. In addition, hydraulic crossings along the route will be addressed to provide required drainage structures.
MS Hwy 44 Extension
“Connecting Two Communities”
Mississippi Hwy 48
The Engineering Service Contract is for the development of contract plans to reconstruct approximately 1.36 miles of Highway 48 between Highway 198 in Tylertown and Davo Creek. The geometric location of the two proposed lanes of roadway alignment beginning at the west end of this project will basically follow the existing roadway alignment. The horizontal and vertical alignment will be re-constructed to meet 3R design criteria for 50 mph in the urban section of roadway (the first 1500 feet +/-) and 3R design criteria for 55 mph in the rural section of roadway. A design speed as low as the posted speed limit may be used to minimize the re-construction necessary to bring the roadway into compliance with 3R criteria.
The work will include widening the existing pavement to obtain two twelve ft. wide travel lanes, widening the existing shoulders to 8 ft. with 2 ft. of shoulder being paved. Curb and gutter will be utilized in the 1,500 +/- ft. of the project that is considered urban. This section of roadway is located at the BOP end of the project. Any drainage structures that need to be widened as a result of the roadway widening will be extended. Any existing drainage structures in the re-aligned sections of roadway will be replaced.
The two horizontal curves (Sta. 18+88.78 to Sta. 21+97.78 and Sta. 23+31.73 to 25+36.45) and multiple vertical curves within the project limits that do not meet 3R design criteria will be re-aligned to meet 3R design requirements or a design exception will be considered.
Additional right of way will be required as a result of widening the roadway shoulders and grading slopes to meet 3R criteria, as well as the re-alignment required to bring the horizontal and vertical alignment to 3R design criteria. It is not anticipated that the amount of right of way required to re-align the section of roadway that does not meet 3R design criteria will create a major impact on any houses or other structures within the project limits.
The roadway will be overlaid with 2 +/- inches of hot mix asphalt obtaining a 2.0% cross-slope in the tangent sections and super-elevation rates to meet 3R design criteria in the horizontal curves. Re-aligned sections of roadway will be designed to meet 3R design criteria.
The intersection of Highway 48 with Highway 198 at the project BOP will be re-aligned slightly in order to bring the angle of intersection within 3R requirements.
The general requirements of the design contract to be provided by the for this project include: 1) Any additional field surveys required and specifically authorized by MDOT; 2) Development of preliminary right of way plans 3) Development of final right of way plans; 4) Development of construction contract plans; 5) Right of Way Field Surveys.
The general requirements of the design contract to be provided by the MDOT for this project include: 1) Initial field survey data; 2) All work in connection with the environmental phase of the project; 3)Geo-technical and Pavement Design Recommendations 4) Preparation of Right of Way Maps and Descriptions
Mississippi Highway 43
- State Route 43, Marion County, Mississippi.
- 7 miles of roadway reconstruction to meet 3R design guidelines for MDOT
- Project started 5 miles North of the Pearl River/Marion County line and extended North to State Route 13.
- Responsible for all design field surveys geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, bridge design, plan production and right-of-way plats.
U. S. Highway 84
- U.S. Highway 84, Lawrence and Jefferson Davis Counties, Mississippi
- Design and right of way field surveys for 18 miles of four lane construction from East of the Monticello by-pass to the Jefferson Davis/Covington County Line.
- Responsible for all field surveys and preparation of right of way acquisition information.
- This work was performed as a sub-consultant for PBS&J.
Highway 98
- U.S. Highway 98 Four Lane Project, Marion/Lamar County Line to SR 589, Lamar County, MS
- Responsible for construction phase roadway and drainage structure staking of a 10 mile project to construct a new right lane and upgrade the existing left lane as part of the MDOT 1987 Four Lane Program.
John C. Stennis Space Center
- Mainline Road / Stand-By Road, Hancock County, Mississippi
- 6 miles of roadway construction to connect Texas Flat Road to the Space Center.
- Responsible for all design field surveys, geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, plan production, and geotechnical investigations.
SAP-33(45), River Road
- SAP-33(45), River Road, Marion, Jefferson Davis and Lawrence Counties, MS
- Performed design phase engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction staking of approximately five miles of road reconstruction.
- Responsible for all route location, environmental documentation, geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, and plan production. Also was responsible for construction staking, quality control, and review of payments to contractor, contract administration and inspection of work.
BR-0039(11)B, Bahalia Creek
- BR-0039(11)B, Bahalia Creek Bridge Replacement, Lawrence County, MS
- Performed design phase engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction staking of approximately one-half mile of road reconstruction with a bridge over Bahalia Creek
- Responsible for all route location, environmental documentation, geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, and plan production. Also was responsible for construction staking, quality control, and review of payments to contractor, contract administration and inspection of work.
BR-0039(14)B, Hammond Road & Old Highway 27 North
- BR-0039(14)B, Old Highway 27 North and Hammond Road Bridge Replacements, Lawrence County, MS
- Performed design and construction phase engineering of approximately one mile of road reconstruction with a bridge over Saddlebags Creek and Coopers Creek.
- Responsible for design phase engineering, including route location, environmental documentation, geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, plan production, and right-of-way acquisition information.
- Also responsible for construction phase engineering, including construction staking, quality control, review of payments to contractor, contract administration and inspection of work.
STP-0186(16)B, Manning’s Crossing Road
- STP-0186(16)B, Manning’s Crossing Road, Walthall County, MS
- Performed design and construction phase engineering of approximately one mile of road reconstruction.
- Responsible for design phase engineering, including route location, environmental documentation, geometric alignment, hydraulic design, quantity computations, plan production, and right-of-way acquisition information.
- Also responsible for construction phase engineering, including construction staking, quality control, review of payments to contractor, contract administration and inspection of work