The $65 million six-laning of I-55 from Madison to Gluckstadt remains in the design phase, although Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons assured Madison County supervisors on Monday the work is part of the MDOT’s three year plan.
County officials say $12 million in recently-appropriated state funds could help move a multi-phase $100 million county roads project that includes an expansion of the Reunion Parkway and Bozeman Road forward as the county seeks further funding for the project.
Madison County municipalities will receive more than $7 million in recently-appropriated funds from the legislature for major construction projects across the county.
Union Valley Parkway in Orcutt is officially open. It took over a month to repair the road because it was severely damaged during the significant rainstorm that battered the Central Coast on Jan. 9, 2023.