<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3yUf0Q_16M5WgOh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3yUf0Q_16M5WgOh00" width="1200" height="600" >PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation is rounding out projects for the end of 2025 and into 2026.In Forrest County, crews have finished installing new directional medians from W.S.F. Tatum Boulevard to Sims Road.“Those medians are located near the Salvation Army on U.S. 49, as well as the MDOT district office, near Forrest General and Walmart,” MDOT spokesperson Anna Erghott said. “The last one was constructed near the University of Southern Mississippi.”Erghott told WDAM 7 that the project was done to prevent traffic from crossing all four lanes on U.S. 49.“We’ve seen a significant decrease in serious accidents whenever these directional medians are installed,” said Ehrgott.Erghott shared that crews are also starting curb and gutter work on U.S. 98 in Forrest and Lamar counties.The project also includes raised pavement marker replacements on Hardy Street, from 40th Avenue to U.S. 49.“They have completed the failed area repairs along this route, and they are currently working on some curb repairs in the area as well,” Ehrgott said.In Jones County, a mill-and-overlay project continues in Laurel from Queen Street to Audubon Drive.Down the road, crews have widened and paved Mississippi 28 for 4.7 miles west of the U.S. 84 intersection.“That project included a lot of tree clearing within the right of way, also some drainage work, which included extending box culverts, as well as widening the shoulder and paving,” Ehrgott said.Lastly, MDOT has installed cable barriers and pier protection near overpasses in Jasper and Clarke counties.Erghott said they’re hopeful this will keep people from drifting across the median.“It really helps increase safety by preventing vehicles from crossing an interstate median and potentially coming into contact with oncoming traffic,” said Ehrgott.MDOT crews also are making progress with the long-awaited re-surfacing project along Interstate 59 from the Lamar County line to Moselle in Jones County.Erghott said crews are now rubblizing existing pavement in the northbound lanes between U.S. 49 and the Bouie River.The project is expected to be completed in summer 2026.Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.</div></body>

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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation is rounding out projects for the end of 2025 and into 2026. In Forrest County, crews have finished installing new directional medians from W.S.F. Tatum Boulevard to Sims Road. “Those medians are located near the Salvation Army on U.S. 49,...

MDOT starting, wrapping up several projects across the Pine Belt

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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation is rounding out projects for the end of 2025 and into 2026. In Forrest County, crews

MDOT starting, wrapping up several projects across the Pine Belt

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