DRIVING DESOTOAre you tired of sitting in traffic? DeSoto County is constantly ranked one of the most congested and gridlocked regions in the entire state of Mississippi, and the reason is simple:Our main entry and exit points simply are not wide enough to handle nearly 200,000 cars a day (I-55 in DeSoto County alone has 75,000 cars each day).I-55, Hwy 51 and Hwy 305 are the main entry points into North Mississippi for workers, residents, tourists, truckers and everyone else in DeSoto, Tate, Panola, Lafayette, and many other locations.Even as our population growth has outpaced the rest of Mississippi, the widening of these roads has been ignored. For population and economic growth to continue in DeSoto County, the state and federal government must prioritize our state and federal highways.
North Mississippi cities and counties are suffering from lost opportunities to grow jobs and population due to these outdated highways.
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DRIVING DESOTO MISSION
To create a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting real solutions to solve our highway infrastructure crisis. We are bringing together leaders from the business community, public officials and individual communities leaders to help us take our message to the leadership in Jackson and Washington.
Our mission is clear – to ensure a plan is created that widens the main entry points into DeSoto County. We will make sure this plan is successfully implemented, constructed, and made available to citizens and commuters as soon as possible to help ensure we keep our economic and population growth in the state. https://drivingdesoto.org/
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