MDOT Plans Expansion for I-55, Lakeland Drive

MDOT finds funding for I-55 and Highway 25 widening projects

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – If your daily commute takes you down Interstate 55 in Madison County or Lakeland Drive in Rankin County, big changes are coming. The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced Thursday that state and federal funding has been secured for two major road widening projects in the Jackson metro, resolving a months-long funding question WLBT has been following since April. Interstate 55 in Madison County will be widened…

MDOT plans expansion for I-55, Lakeland Drive

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced two expansion projects in the Jackson-metro area. According to MDOT, crews will widen Interstate 55 from Madison to Gluckstadt and Lakeland Drive from Grants Ferry Road to Highway 471. MDOT officials said the projects are part of the agency's capacity projects, which means [...]

Major Highway Expansions Planned for Central Mississippi - Mississippi Monitor

Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons and Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Executive Director Brad White announced two major expansion projects today, one on I-55 in Madison County and the other on State Route 25 in Rankin County. The announcement comes after the passage of House Bill 1938 during the 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature, which appropriated funding for these capacity projects.…

Mississippi to widen I-55 and State Route 25 after lawmakers fund projects

The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced plans to widen I-55 in Madison County and State Route 25 in Rankin County, funded by House Bill 1938 passed in the 2026 legislative session.