Jackson Jambalaya

The completed State Street project and this project have been operating at warp speed. Unlike those nitwits who took two years to finish Ridgewood Road.

Criminals fleeing the suburbs to return to Jackson, should choose an alternate route.

Couldn't have done this in the summer when the two schools in that stretch were out of session. No no that would make too much sense for Jackson.

This project takes priority as it is traveled daily by Mayor Baby Chok to/from home in his unmarked JPD driven city car.

Figured you guys could figure out a way to whine about this. Wha, wha, wha!

I bet it won't be finished as fast as the repair to Freedom Corner (see WAPT's website).

Amazing what can be done when someone wants to do it.

Sour people on this thing.

Y’all go get laid

Geez! You whine about how the city's falling apart, but when they start working on it you whine about the work they're doing. Do you hear yourselves?

Only in an election season can you count on shit getting done.

Right lane headed north on Old Canton desperately needs this.

For all the bitching ---

Old Canton was one of fifteen streets included in two contracts; one that included primarly NE and downtown Jackson and the other including South and West Jackson streets.

There was some logic in the order of the streets which evidently doesn't satisfy some of the JJ crew of bitchers; the contractor started at outer end with Pear Orchard; moved to those around Canton Mart; then Northside Drive; followed by Lakeland. Old Canton was next in line to be followed by Jefferson Street.

OCR was not done because of anyone's particular route, but because of the traffic, its condition, and it being a major arterial road.

At the same time, several streets in South Jackson have been underway - parts of McDowell, Oak Forest, Belvedere (all serving JPS schools), Bailey Avenue and Gallatin Street.

To say that it is due to being an election year ignores the $20 million in work that was done last year. Frankly the timing has much more to do with the 1% sales tax money finally getting put to use in a more timely fashion than the coming election, although next year will see another $30 million or so under construction.

I agree with 3:26 - what is there really to whine about here?

State St from Fondren to Medowbrook is still one way, That is not completed.

Can someone translate "2 weeks" for me? Does that mean 2 months? Spring?

Winter is coming.

(Sorry to quote Ned Stark)

But as usual, pipes will freeze and burst all over that city within the next few months.
Repaving anything will stop. Jackson Officials will (as usual) blame White Mayors that were in office during the 1960s.

If the Jacksonians are lucky, I predict this project might be finished by August/September 2021.

4:57 - two different projects.

State Street from Fondren to old Cherokee is a twenty million, three year project totally rebuilding the road.

State Street from Woodrow Wilson to Fortification is a five million, six month project that resurfaced the roadbed and fixed the sidewalks and curbs to fit ADA requirements.

The one referenced above was the second - which was finished in five or so months. The first one is running behind schedule but when finished will be much more than just a new surface - it includes the replacement of water, sewer and storm drainage while also rebuilding the road bed underneath.

I agree with 6:00-10/30. In about 6 months, this newly paved road will be buckling and sinking largely because of the stuff under it that is 100 years old. The new road will look like the old in short order.

Geez, if y'all want to whine about something, go drive along all those new frontage roads in Madison north of old agency. Road ways have are now like roller coasters, curb and gutters are shattering and buckling, asphalt is splitting apart, and the erosion and sliding of the banks of the I-55 road bed is alarming. Old Canton Road has not been resurfaced since the late 80's or early 90's (best of my memory) and it has made it 30 years! That crap MDOT job has not even made it 10 years

Only jacktown would issue a press statement about paving a road. Its called normal city business in most other towns . Course it is a rarity here.

Old Canton runs into and from Jackson? Had totally forgotten in the four years I've avoided Jackson altogether. Some of you are still trapped there, bitching about bitching. That has to feel awkward.