![]() However, the agency, now under the Biden Administration, explained that the 2020 Proposed Plan for the Yazoo Pumps Project is prohibited by EPA’s 2008 Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Final Determination, reversing course and siding with the liberal special interest environmentalist groups. In November, the EPA said that they recognize the disruptive impacts of flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area on the day-to-day lives of Mississippians and the economy of the area, and the agency has heard first-hand from residents as well as local, state and federal elected officials about the urgent need for flood control. The pumps are the last remaining unconstructed feature of the Yazoo Backwater Project. This project included a combination of levees, drainage structures, and pumps. The Flood Control Act of 1941 authorized the Yazoo Backwater Project to protect the Delta area of Mississippi from these increased stages. Senate that the Biden administration considers the Yazoo Backwater Pumps an environmental justice issue. Army Corps of Engineers said in 2020 that the Yazoo Backwater area experienced significant flooding during nine of the ten previous years, and under the Trump Administration funding had been set aside to move the project forward following a 2019 flood that covered more than 500,000 acres and lasted several months.Īs noted by the Vicksburg Post, the population impacted in this region is “approximately 70-percent minority households, and 30 percent of the residents live at or below the poverty line.”Īssistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works said this week in a hearing in the U.S. “From first response efforts to completion of the repair, MDOT is here for you.Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker join other Mississippians who want the pumps finished as Congressman Thompson continues to waffle. ![]() “In a year that has thrown just about everything at us, it is encouraging to see such recovery efforts take place as we reopen these roadways to Mississippi motorists as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Simmons. Work is on track to be completed this fall. The contract was awarded to Riverside Construction Company, Inc., at an amount of $2.1 million. 49 in Yazoo County, State Route 16 remains closed due to a roadway failure as a result of these heavy downpours, but a repair project is underway. Many areas of the state experienced roadway slides and pavement failures due to heavy rain this year. “I greatly appreciate our staff working diligently to reopen this vital corridor following the reopening of U.S. 49 south of Yazoo following this major slide repair,” said Commissioner Willie Simmons, Central Transportation District. “We are thrilled to announce the reopening of U.S. 49 remains in place due to the recent head-to-head configuration, but crews will remove the concrete barrier and reopen the remaining lane soon. The lane closure on the northbound side of U.S. 49 southbound and place traffic in the head-to-head configuration on the northbound side, allowing traffic to pass through in both directions.Ī $1.3 million repair project was awarded earlier this summer to Hemphill Construction Company, Inc., and construction began the first week of July. ![]() Crews were forced to shut down both lanes of U.S. 49 southbound just south of Yazoo City that caused portions of the roadway to sink and wash out. Highway 49 in Yazoo County following the completion of a slide repair.Īccording to MDOT, earlier this year, heavy rain resulted in a major landslide on U.S. (WJTV) – On Wednesday morning, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews reopened U.S. ![]()
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