Lighting to delay Bay bridge
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Second opening of Bay St. Louis bridge delayed two months
The anticipated completion next month of the Bay bridge has been pushed back two months because of lighting issues, the Sun Herald has learned.
Skybus flight boosts online sales
Internet sales of airfare tickets to the Coast got off to a fast start Thursday after Skybus Airlines announced its daily nonstop service from Columbus, Ohio, to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, airline officials said.
Nonstop flight to Chicago added
The regional affiliate of American Airlines will begin nonstop flights to Chicago from Gulfport-Biloxi International on Dec. 13, airport officials announced Monday.
MDOT still fighting rehire
Despite three rulings that she was unjustly fired for political reasons and $114,000 in legal costs to taxpayers, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is continuing to fight rehiring former employee Shirley Rutland.
Bridging the gap
Drivers should be able to travel by bridge from Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian in May, if construction on the U.S. 90 bridge stays on schedule. The bridge over Biloxi Bay may even open its first two lanes weeks early, in October.
Bridge on schedule
Building a bridge is no simple task. Consider this. So much concrete is being used in the new Biloxi Ocean Springs Bridge that the 86,000 cubic yards would be enough to pour a sidewalk from here to Greenville.
Bridge to be discussed
County supervisors decided Tuesday to talk with the Ocean Springs School System before building a bridge over a school campus that doesn't exist.
Road projects in progress
Getting in and out of Gulf Coast will be easier with new airport, G-?
Signs of progress are on '07 calendar
South Mississippi's transportation landscape will look vastly different by the end of next year.
Port to handle DuPont's ore for a time
The state port at Gulfport will enter into a 39-month agreement with DuPont for its ore-handling business, giving the company an interim fix while long-term solutions are sought.
New connector highway on hold
A new connector highway linking Biloxi to Interstate 10 is on hold without any timetable for when it will be built, said Southern Transportation Commissioner Wayne Brown.
McGuire to step down
An era will end at the State Port Authority at Gulfport today.
Bridge progressing nicely
Granite Archer Western used a flurry of numbers and extensive tours to update local officials on the progress of the new U.S. 90 bridge over the Bay of St. Louis on Tuesday.
Dubai Ports sells U.S. operations to AIG
WASHINGTON - Dubai Ports World, the company whose planned takeover of major U.S. port operations ignited a political firestorm earlier this year, has agreed to sell those operations to AIG Global Investment Group.
Bridge may open Monday
MDOT hopes to have the Mississippi 26 bridge over the Pascagoula River in George County reopened as soon as Monday.
Port can handle odd lots
The state port at Gulfport has seen its containerized shipping volume return to pre-Katrina levels, but other segments have lagged because of the destruction of warehouses and freezers.
Miss. 26 bridge may be closed for a month
Some George County school kids and bus drivers will be among those inconvenienced by Monday morning's accident that knocked a bridge out of commission.
Free ferry closes until water rises
During a safety lecture to a bunch of VIPs on board the new Bay of St. Louis ferry last month, a crew member joked about the shallow waters it would be operating in.
Ferry operators offer Web site for information
Wednesday's severe weather was way over the threshold for the free ferry over the Bay of St. Louis to operate.
EXPECT DELAYS AT AIRPORT
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport officials are starting to hear more complaints about construction tangling up operations, but they're asking for patience.
Mall gets light
Edgewater Mall and its neighboring businesses will be able to hope soon that the long lines at the Eisenhower Drive-Switzer Drive intersection are strictly the result of a busy Christmas shopping season.
SILOS IN THE MIDDLE
The State Port Authority tabled decisions on lease issues at its monthly meeting Thursday, intending to negotiate a new lease for the Island View Casino and postponing a decision with DuPont.
Port Authority may make some adjustments
The State Port Authority could make two adjustments to its leases with tenants at this morning's monthly commission meeting.
MDOT bids may be late
MDOT pulled projects from its bid cycle, at the last minute, that would have installed new traffic signals on U.S. 90 in Harrison County last month.
Northrop Grumman to use van pool
Commuting to work at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula gets easier and cheaper for 23 folks starting today.
Seeing is believing
A layman's evaluation of construction progress on the new U.S. 90 bridge here has taken a leap over the last month or so.
Piling fails, halts ferry
The new ferry service across the Bay of St. Louis had a hiccup on its third day of operation.
American vying for China flight
American Airlines is out trying to drum up support for a new route from Dallas-Fort Worth to China in a competition to provide service beginning next year.
1920s ferry was a floating nightspot
It's been about 80 years since a ferry last plied the waters of the Bay of St. Louis, the dearth of service not coincidentally matching the last time there was no bridge across it.
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