The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $10.1 million in funding for intermodal projects throughout the state, including the airport in Marshall County. The commission approved the Mississippi Department of Transportation to award grants to regional and municipal airports, ports, railroads and public trasit systems throughout Mississippi. Funding for these multi-modal grants comes from the Multimodal Transportation Improvement Fun. Grant applications, which include project details and funds requested, are reviewed and approved by a multimodal committee specific to each separate mode of transportation.
Twenty-three projects totaling $3.6 million for aeronautic improvements were announced. “Local airports are vital to the economy of a rural state like Mississippi,” said Commissioner Dick Hall, Central Transportation District.
Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport was awarded a grant totaling $312,019.