Text Box: Second Series of Public Hearings   Officials from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the consultant team held three identical public meetings in Cleveland, Clarksdale and Tunica, Mississippi during the week of July 15, 2002 to discuss the Project’s status, address questions and receive comments concerning the proposed corridor alignments.     Potential corridor alternatives were presented using an informal, come-and-go format for the public’s convenience.  Representatives and engineers responsible for the I-69 Project were on hand to explain the project and to assist those with questions.  Each person attending the meeting was given a packet containing information on the project and a comment sheet.  The citizens of each town were encouraged to express their views on the project.      Each meeting was held between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.  Claiborne Barnwell, MDOT Environmental Division Engineer and Mr. Robert Walker, the I-69 Project Manager for Neel-Schaffer, Inc. made brief statements during these meetings.  They encouraged the public to discuss the proposed project with the officials from the MDOT, the FHWA, and the consultant team. In their remarks, Mr. Barnwell and Mr. Walker also encouraged the public to ask questions, complete the comment card contained in their project packet, and furnish their comments to the project team.   Interstate 69 will provide a 1,600-mile-long continuous national highway from the Michigan/Canada border to the Texas/Mexico border.  Interstate 69 is needed in Mississippi in order to support the movement of commodities, specifically goods and materials, between Canada, Mexico and the United States.  This new highway, if approved, will also provide economic growth potential in the Mississippi Delta.        

Text Box: Robert Walker, I-69 Project Manager for Neel-Schaffer, Inc. discusses project status at the Clarksdale meeting

Text Box: Interested groups view the colored displays of the proposed alternative corridors in Tunica

Text Box: Concerned citizens view the maps of the proposed alternative corridors at the Tunica meeting

Text Box: Large layout maps of the various corridor alternatives were displayed to give the public a more detailed view of the potential impact areas


Text Box: Third Series of Public Hearings Officials from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the consultant team held two identical public meetings in Cleveland and Clarksdale, Mississippi during the week of April 28, 2003 to discuss the Project’s status, address questions and receive comments concerning the proposed corridor alignments.     Potential alternatives for the proposed I-69 highway and alternatives for four-lane improvements to Highway 8 between Cleveland and Rosedale were presented using an informal, come-and-go format for the public’s convenience.  Representatives and engineers responsible for the I-69 Project were on hand to explain the project and to assist those with questions.  Each person attending the meeting was asked to comment about the project.  The citizens of each town were encouraged to express their views on the project.      Each meeting was held between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.  Claiborne Barnwell, MDOT Environmental Division Engineer and Mr. Jimmy Shirley, with the consultant team of Neel-Schaffer, Inc. made brief statements during these meetings.  They encouraged the public to discuss the proposed project with the officials from the MDOT, the FHWA, and the consultant team. In their remarks, Mr. Barnwell and Mr. Shirley also encouraged the public to ask questions, complete the comment card contained in their project packet, and furnish their comments to the project team.   Interstate 69 will provide a 1,600-mile-long continuous national highway from the Michigan/Canada border to the Texas/Mexico border.  Interstate 69 is needed in Mississippi in order to support the movement of commodities, specifically goods and materials, between Canada, Mexico and the United States.  This new highway, if approved, will also provide economic growth potential in the Mississippi Delta.