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The Transportation Appropriations bill includes $5.925 million for paving a portion of I-69 in DeSoto County, $3 million for the Byram-Clinton/Norrell Corridor in Hinds County, and $1 million for the Canal Road Connector in Harrison County. The bill also provides $4 million for construction of the South Nissan Interchange near Canton and $2 million for Highway 19 expansions near Philadelphia.

The conferees provided $1 million for the Tri-County Automated System Project for the three coastal counties and $2 million for expansion of I-55 from Church Road to the Tennessee State line. The bill also included $2.5 million for the I-20 Frontage Road in Vicksburg and $1.75 million for a Welcome Center on Highway 90 at the Ohr-O' Keefe Museum of Art.

The bill directs the FAA to give priority to airport improvement projects at a number of Mississippi airports, including Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, Jackson International Airport, Olive Branch Airport, Philadelphia Municipal Airport, McComb-Pike County Airport, Winona-Montgomery County Airport, Mid-Delta Regional Airport, Greenwood-Leflore Airport, and Bruce Campbell Field in Madison.

The bill includes $5 million for the Hattiesburg Intermodal Facility, $1.5 million to mitigate grade crossing hazards in the Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor, $3 million for Intermodal facilities at Jackson International Airport, and $500,000 for improvements to the Farish Street Historic District. The bill will be sent to the President for his signature after the conference report is adopted by the House and the Senate.