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Gov. Tate Reeves’ office listed these projects as part of the $1.3 billion economic stimulus: North Mississippi • Tippah County- $150,086,966 for new alignment of MS 15 from Union County Line to 1 mile north of MS 4 at Ripley • Tippah County- $45,000,000 for new alignment of SR 2 from existing SR 15 to SR 15 Bypass • Lafayette County- $150,000,000 for new alignment of MS 7 from MS 9 to .2 mile north of SR 6 • DeSoto County- $124,794,895 for widening of I-55 from Church Road to MS 302 • Total Funding Requested (Northern Commission District): $469,881,861 Central Mississippi •Neshoba County- $65,000,000 for widening of SR 19 from MS 492 to Tucker • Warren County- $10,300,000 for interchange improvement of Flowers Interchange • Yazoo County- $49,419,865 for pavement of US 49 to Bentonia to Yazoo City • Leflore County- $20,250,000 for the pavement of US 82, .24 miles West of SR 7 (Itta Bena) to .34 miles West of US 49E • Madison County- $65,000,000 for widening of I-55 from SR 463 to Gluckstadt • Lauderdale County- $10,000,000 for widening of US 80, Jimmy Rodgers Parkway to Russell • Rankin County- $55,000,000 for widening ofSR25fromGrant’s Ferry to SR 471 (including interchange improvements at 471) • Total Funding Requested (Central Commission District): $274,969,865 South Mississippi • Harrison County- $43,014,474 for pavement rehab and widening of US 49 O’Neal Road to School Road • Covington County- $20,000,000 for pavement restoration of US 84 East of Collins • Jackson County– $60,000,000 for widening of US 90 from SR 609 to Dolphin Drive • Lincoln County- $30,000,000 for US 84 rubblization of concrete section from US 51 to SR 184 • Walthall County- $6,000,000 for reconstruction of SR 48 at Davo Creek • Franklin County- $25,000,000 for reconstruction and slide repair of US 84 near Roxie • Forrest County- $64,530,000 for I-59 interchange improvements at I-59 and US 11Phase 1 • Forrest County- $111,900,000 for I-59 interchange improvements at I-59 and US 98Phase 2 • Total Funding Requested (Southern Commission District): $360,444,474 Proposed Funding for Existing Projects • Union County- $17,585,773 for widening, grading, bridging, and paving of SR 15 from the Pontotoc County Line to Kings Creek south of New Albany • Washington County- $35,860,000 for paving US 82 Greenville Bypass from MS River Bridge to SR 1 • Pike County- $7,800,000 for rubblization of concrete section from US 98/SR 24 to Summit and interchange improvements • Hancock/Harrison Counties- $24,000,000 for widening of I-10 from Diamondhead to Wolf River The proposed $85,245,773 for these existing projects will free up funds, providing MDOT with further flexibility to fund additional infrastructure projects.