I-269 construction reaches halfway point
BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Transportation says several phases of the Interstate 269 construction project are more than halfway complete.
Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert says construction on the more than $640 million interstate project began in 2011 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2015.
I-269 in Mississippi is composed of seven individual projects that total approximately 25 miles of four-lane highway in Desoto and Marshall counties.
Once completed, I-269 will form a 30-mile loop around Memphis through Mississippi and Tennessee.
Tagert says the interstate construction will connect local communities in several states and create economic development opportunities. He says that makes it more than just a bypass around Memphis.
